The Huffington Post has video from a segment on today's edition of CNN's "American Morning" in which a Memphis woman talks about being out of work and living without electricity for nearly a year. Jacqueline Mosley was among Memphians who had their heat temporarily restored during last week's severe cold snap. Before that, she used a propane heater at home and and spent mornings at the library to warm up.
Mosley, who is in her 60s, moved back to Memphis from Maryland to care for her mother, who has since died. She says her struggles with poverty have made her a more humble person. She also appreciates the way the city has helped out; after her power was restored, a pipe burst in her kitchen, and she lost her water service. However, the city told her a crew would fix the pipe for her.
Substantial performances from Jim Carrey as Steven and Ewan McGregor, (his best part and best performance in years), as Phillip go a long way to boost the film's credibility, not to mention its likability. Not that Steven is a particularly likable guy. Actually, if he moved in next door to me I think I would move house. At one point Steven's ex-wife, (yes, he's also gone down the heterosexual road as well), asks if the stealing and 'the gay thing' could be linked and while Steven would be the first to tell you he steals in order to keep up his gay lifestyle, his 'problems' are never explained or even explored in terms of his sexuality. His sexuality, the movie is telling us, is integral to his nature and has been since childhood. His hyperactive imagination and over-the-top personality are something else again. Gay or straight, Steven isn't someone I would want to know. Phillip, on the other hand, is sweetness personified and the voice of reason in Steven's world. Unfortunately it's a voice Steven doesn't seem to hear.