Brooklyn's reviews

Burlesque: One Year Later

Main characters Ali and Jack a year later from the movie Burlesque. Jack unexpectedly proposes to Ali and is nervous for her response and she doesn't react well at first. It includes Jack's proposal to Ali and her answer at the end, which is eventually yes.

This short fanfic piece is an interesting theme with a not so interesting approach as I find that it does not fully achieve the romance that is intended by the writer for the reader, due to the structure and chosen form of writing, i.e., present tense. "He opens a drawer and pulls out a box. He walks back towards Ali who's now staring at him with those big eyes he loves so much. He kneels down on one knee.", the story comes across as slightly rough with all the pauses and what not, lacking the softness that I think it should possess in terms of what the story is about.

John Tucker Must Die: Both Tuckers

John Tucker is confronted by four young woman seeking revenge on him after he gets caught out dating three of them all at the same time. The fourth and undated girl Kate winds up stuck in the middle of an evil plot set out by the three angry and evil girls, where she is to get with john Tucker then ultimately break his heart and in the process humiliate him and reveal to the whole school the real jerk he is. Things turn when in the end, Kate dates the other Tucker brother Scott who unlike John, is the real deal for Kate. Ten months on, Kate and Scott have Thanks Giving dinner at the Tucker's where she notices John is alone. Eventually John catches Kate alone and reveals to her that although he knew what they had was a set up, he still may have loved her when they dated. Kate feels sick as the words she hears confirms her suspicions of what she knew John may have felt.

This piece is a short, although a tad predictable text however nothing I didn't enjoy. It was an interesting carry on from the actual movie, typically because the situation of dating two brothers left myself and probably a million others wondering how life after wards would be for the characters since the movie ended at Kate and Scott becoming a couple. The writer kept it short and sweet but still packed with nothing boring which I liked.

Sleepover: That's what I would say

Life after losing for the popular girls. Aftera devastating loss against the unpopular girls, leader of the popular pack Stacie is having a hard time dealing with the consequences of losing her spot at the fountain at high school in her freshman year. Sitting next to the bins at lunch time, Stacie is no longer the glowing girl she once was, therefore she begins to resent high school until she finds love in one of the 'dorks'.

I enjoyed this fanfic as it gave a good and reasonable insight to what life could of been like for the popular girls in high school after losing her expected spot at the fountain. The writer did a good job in portraying Stacie's character whilst keeping it short but very full with descriptions and events that didn't bore me. The story itself was a good follow up to how the characters could have been after the movie.

Fast and Furious: Diamond in the Rough

Dom resents Vince's new girlfriend for changing him for the better and potentially being the reason that Vince may settle down. Dom nicknamed Vince 'coyote' as he never thought he'd see the day he'd find someone, so when everyone is happy over Vince and his new found love, Dom states otherwise. He says he just knows that Vince and Alex aren't going to last and warns his partner Letty that when it's over, they'll be the ones dealing with Vince's sour and bitter attitude.

I particularly found this story captivating as I didn't stop reading til the very end. The writer portrayed the characters exceptionally well through her use of dialogue and descriptions, giving the characters personalities that truly matched the actual characters in the The Fast and Furious movie. The portrayal of the characters were very recognizable and the sunny beach setting which allowed me to easily paint a picture in my head of the story as I read on. I found this fanfiction to be well thought out and written, although I do admit I became confused at times due to the way the writing was lay out, however the grammar good.

Sweet Home Alabama: Talk Between Friends

Jake and Melanie from the movie Sweet Home Alabama with a different twist of Bobby-Ray's reaction after a drunken Melanie let slip that Bobby-Ray was gay in front of all his friends in the pub. Jake is in the parking lot of the pub where he watches his wife get ready to leave back to New York where her new glamorous life and fiance and sees Bobby in his truck parked further down. Jake approaches him and finds that Bobby's been missing in action since the incident because he thinks nobody likes him anymore. Jake reassures Bobby that him being gay hasn't changed anyone's feelings towards him and leads him into the pub.

I thought the twist in this story was cool. The characters were well captured which helped the story to be more realistic, fitting easily into the actual Sweet home Alabama movie, itself. The storyline had an interesting insight into how Bobby-Ray may have felt, particularly because the movie doesn't fully expand on that. I didn't find anything too boring or grammatically wrong with piece which complements it further.