Judith Akabs
Stories (112/0)
Crazy, Stupid, Love
Cal Weaver is a middle-aged man whose wife Emily asks for a divorce after she reveals an affair she had with co-worker David Lindhagen. After moving into his own apartment, Cal begins frequenting an upscale bar, talking loudly about his divorce, until he attracts the attention of a young man named Jacob Palmer.
By Judith Akabs9 months ago in Critique
Pretty Woman
Edward Lewis, a powerful corporate raider hailing from New York, acquires and dismantles struggling companies, selling their assets for profit. He invites his girlfriend, Jessica, to join him on a business trip, but she grows weary of being at his constant beck and call and decides to end their relationship. One night, while leaving a business party in the Hollywood Hills, Edward takes his lawyer's Lotus Esprit sports car and unintentionally finds himself in the city's red-light district on Hollywood Boulevard. It is here where he meets Vivian Ward, a prostitute. Struggling to operate the manual transmission car, Edward pays Vivian to drive him to the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Impulsively, Edward hires Vivian for the night and, despite initial awkwardness, finds her charming and ultimately has sex with her.
By Judith Akabs9 months ago in Critique
The Shape Of Water
Elisa Esposito, who was found abandoned by the side of a river as an infant with scars on her neck, is mute and communicates through sign language. In 1962, during the Cold War, Elisa works as a custodian at a secret government laboratory in Baltimore, Maryland, and lives a very routine life in an apartment above a movie theater. Her only friends are her closeted gay next-door neighbor Giles, a struggling middle-aged advertising illustrator, and her co-worker Zelda Fuller.
By Judith Akabs9 months ago in Critique
A Walk To Remember
The popular, rebellious teenager Landon Carter is threatened with expulsion from school after he and his friends leave evidence of underage drinking on the school grounds and seriously injure another student as the result of a prank. The head of the school gives Landon the choice of being expelled or atoning for his actions by tutoring fellow students and participating in the school play. During these functions, Landon notices Jamie Sullivan, a girl he has known since kindergarten and who has attended many of the same classes as him, and who is also the local minister's daughter. Since he's one of the in-crowd, he has seldom paid any attention to Jamie, who wears modest dresses all the time and owns only one sweater. She makes no attempt to wear make-up or otherwise improve her looks or attract attention to herself.
By Judith Akabs9 months ago in Critique
La La Land
While stuck in Los Angeles traffic, Sebastian "Seb" Wilder, a jazz pianist, has a moment of road rage directed at aspiring actress Mia Dolan. After a hard day at work, Mia's subsequent audition goes awry when the casting director takes a phone call during an emotional scene. That night, her roommates take her to a lavish party in the Hollywood Hills, promising her that someone in the crowd could jump-start her career. After her car is towed, she walks home in disappointment.
By Judith Akabs9 months ago in Critique
The Notebook
In a contemporary nursing home, an elderly Duke shares a heartfelt tale with a female patient: Back in 1940, during a carnival on Seabrook Island, South Carolina, Noah Calhoun, a lumber mill worker, crosses paths with 17-year-old heiress Allison "Allie" Hamilton. Allie is vacationing there with her parents for the summer. Noah becomes smitten with her and they embark on a passionate romance.
By Judith Akabs9 months ago in Critique
Pride And Prejudice
In the late 18th century, the Bennet family resides at their rural English estate, Longbourn. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. Mrs. Bennet is eager to find suitable husbands for her daughters and is thrilled when wealthy bachelor Charles Bingley moves nearby to Netherfield. During an assembly ball, Bingley, his sister Caroline, and his friend Mr. Darcy become acquainted with the local society. Bingley and Jane are immediately attracted to each other, but Elizabeth forms an instant dislike for the arrogant Darcy after overhearing his condescending remarks about her.
By Judith Akabs9 months ago in Critique