Hollywood is finally working in India, and it has nothing to do with Marvel
Four Hollywood films. Four different genres. All made money in India within six weeks, and not one of them had a superhero. That has not happened here in a very long time.
Many summers ago, when I was a boy, I remember how fascinated I was reading Mills and Boon romances. Its series of novels featuring doctors and nurses, and often set in Cape Town or Johannesburg, were so addictive that I could not rest till I had turned every page. Lately, if Mills and Boon stories are not as innocently captivating, love stories on screen – big or small – have not been that as well. So, when Netflix came out with Sullivan’s Crossing Season Three, it seemed refreshing. Filmed in and around the Canadian city of Halifax, with picturesque scenes of the countryside, it has been helmed by Chris Grismer, Winnifred Jong, April Mullen, Martin Wood, and Jonathan Wright. A tranquil series with a nice plot, Sullivan’s Crossing has 10 episodes – a trifle too many, I would think.
The tale of a neurosurgeon, Maggie Sullivan (Morgan Kohan), depicts how she comes away from Boston to Sullivan’s Crossing, a small town in Canada, after having been accused of negligence that cost the life of a teenager. Her father, Sully (Scott Patterson), owns a campground there, and their relationship wavers between affection and irritation.
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As a young kid, Maggie was dragged away by her mother to America, which the older woman felt was a land of opportunity. Well, true, for Maggie becomes a renowned neurosurgeon. After a while, fed up with the hustle and bustle of city life, she lands in Sullivan’s Crossing. Maggie’s old best pal, Sydney Shandon (Lindura), also lands up there.
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What finally attracts Maggie to the place is Cal Jones (Chad Michael Murray), a lawyer who has also drifted from the complexities of urban existence. The plot is predictable. We all know how love stories end, but to be fair, the makers have filled the narrative with anxiety and excitement. As for instance, when a young man slips and falls off a cliff, the marvellous way he is rescued and eventually saved by Maggie and her friends. This is pulse-pounding and executed with great finesse.
The writer is an author and movie critic. Views are personal.
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