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A girl from a small town has a dream of going to the big city and becoming a police officer. And of course, because it’s Disney, you know everything will turn out fine.
I LOVED the preview of this movie, the scene in the DMV with the sloths. Not because I think DMV, or even government workers are necessarily sloths (having been on a city payroll myself for many years) but because THAT IS MY LIFE. My life happens at about 1 1/2 times the rate everyone else in the world is going, and every single day is like that scene. Yes, all those incredibly slow people are nice, worth knowing, and do their jobs well…but OH MY GOD COULD YOU PLEASE JUST DO IT ALL A LITTLE FASTER BEFORE MY BRAIN IMPLODES WITH WAITING FOR YOU ALL?
Sorry. Anyway, I laughed very hard at those previews, and didn’t think any more about it. I don’t go see most Disney movies, and definitely not in the $$$ theater $$$, since they are pretty predictable, so I thought, if a lot of people tell me it’s good, I’ll rent it.
But then I found myself in Yuma Arizona.
Now, Yuma may actually be a nice place to live. I was only there for about 21 hours, which turned out to be about 18 hours too long. I was on my way home from a wonderful vacation camping across southern Arizona. My camping buddies had flown home from Tucson on Sunday, and I drove home doing some more camping and touristy stuff; Yuma was my last stop before Southern California and then home. And I had some fun stuff to do there:
- Go to Del Taco for lunch (my obsession, especially now that the only one within 20 miles of my house has gone)
- Visit the Territorial Prison, which sounded interesting
- Go to the Camel Farm, where there are camels and exotic animals to pet and visit.
- Get a motel for the night (luxury! after camping for several days.)
So I arrived in Yuma. I visited the prison, which was not nearly as interesting as it sounded. I found the Camel Farm, which was a really depressing looking place; I didn’t even get out of the car, just drove the ten miles back into town. I tried for over an hour to find the Hummingbird Garden which is supposed to be in the long park on the Colorado River, with no luck. And I was done. I was hot and tired and frustrated, I hadn’t found a single thing to do, and I was just done. I went back to my motel, got out my ipad, and checked for movies.
And found this one, in a theater that I had passed so I knew where it was. It was only seven bucks, and they had ice cream. This was the best part of the day; I was alone in the theater, the ice cream was delicious and the movie was fun.
I liked it. Typical Disney fare, no surprises, but it was funny and charming, and amused me for the afternoon.
And the next morning, I got out of Yuma and had a wonderful day. And I never have to go back.
Now that’s a good movie.
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