After loving the series and being saddened by its cancellation, this finale was horribly disappointing. If I'd seen this first, I'd have never watched the series.
Jodi Balfour, whose character had been so much fun to watch in the series, seems nearly lost here. Gladys has been unsuccessfully transformed from a rebellious, strong upper-class young woman with a tremendous moral compass into a spy, in part, responsible for saving Canada's war effort and winning WWII.
Meg Tilley's Lorna Corbett, whose transformation toward the end of the second season from pragmatic, strong, steady (and quietly caring) matron went beyond the emotionalism of the end of the series losing all pragmatism and most of her strength and steadiness in the film. For me, part of what made her character compelling in the series was her silent nobility. In the film, if she'd blubbered 'for my girls' one more time, I'd have turned it off.
Other characters made less wild transformations. Though I was having a hard time rooting for Kate and Betty, whose happiness meant something to me in the series.
I can't tell you why I loved the series as much as I did--though I'm sure that the intelligent portrayal of women as strong equals helped. I'm not sure why the finale fell into a flat sea of mediocrity, but from my perspective it did. As a fan of the series, I'm still very glad I saw it. If you're about to, maybe you won't be as disappointed as I was if you go into it with lower expectations.
Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy
2014
Drama / War
Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy
2014
Drama / War
Plot summary
Follows a woman at victory munitions as they contend with a saboteur in the factory.
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Disappointing
Good acting doesn't make up for a plot unconnected to the series
Warning for mild spoilers below.
After maintaining a fairly consistent look at the problems many women would have faced during the war, the movie capping off Bomb Girls worked neither as a stand-alone feature nor as a continuation of the established storylines. I wonder if the actor playing Clifford Perry wasn't available for the shoot because they wrote him out very quickly and from there had to jury rig a plot for Gladys that strained credulity. A romance that needed a season to blossom got about 10 minutes, Lorna's role was noticeably diminished and Marco, finally given a truly meaty scene, still doesn't feel like he got in the film.
Overall, I'm sorry to see a good series lose its way like this.
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I love the series of bomb girls but want to see this movie can't find it. Any suggestions? I'm in the united states how can I get this movie or at least watch it? Big fan.