Down in the Delta and The Inheritance, Reviews

About all I could yesterday is plant myself in front of the TV. I got stuck on the Women's Channel and watched two movies.

Down in the Delta stars Alfre Woodard who I remember first seeing on Hill Steet Blues. She plays a down and out mom from Chicago who returns to the Delta and finds roots. Wesley Snipes plays her successful cousin from the big city. The corny object in this movie is a family heirloom, a candleabra named Nathan. Her mom always hid Nathan from her since she suspected Nathan would be sold for drug money. Spoiler alert! Nathan was actually the name of here great, great, great, something grandfather. He had been sold for the candleabra right in front of his wife and son, Jesse. As the tale goes, Jesse has an opportunity during the civil war to steal the candlebra, and he roams the country trying to find his father. But, he never does. Instead he talks to candelabra and it has been passes down through the generations. Once Alfre's character has healed, she becomes the keeper of "Nathan". Throw in an autistic child, and a chicken plant going out of business just for good luck.

The Inheritance is based on a Louisa May Alcott story and is a 1997 mad for TV production. It is a Pride and Prejudice sort of tale. Tom Conti plays the dad, level headed and fair. He's always been one of my favorite actors. Meredith Baxtor plays his wife. It was great to see Max Gail who I remember as Det. Stan 'Wojo' Wojciehowicz from Barney Miller, even though he plays and AH. The heroine in this show is an orphan raised by a well to do family. She is loved and cherished. She wins the title for kindest, most honest heroine around. Everyone loves her. This movie just has to have a happy ending. The bitchy houseguest gets hers in end, our heroine has the fairy tale ending she deserves.

It did my hollow head some good to lay back and soak in the good vibes of all these wonderful people. It did me good to see a happy ending. I was entertained!

I will rate these both 2.5/5 acorns. No clives.