Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy (TV Movie 2014)

Bomb Girls: Facing the Enemy: Directed by Jerry Ciccoritti. With Meg Tilly, Jodi Balfour, Charlotte Hegele, Ali Liebert. Follows a woman at victory munitions as they contend with a saboteur in the factory.

“After loving the series and being saddened by its cancellation, this finale was horribly disappointing. If Iu0026#39;d seen this first, Iu0026#39;d have never watched the series.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJodi 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 Canadau0026#39;s war effort and winning WWII.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMeg Tilleyu0026#39;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 sheu0026#39;d blubbered u0026#39;for my girlsu0026#39; one more time, Iu0026#39;d have turned it off.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOther 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.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI canu0026#39;t tell you why I loved the series as much as I did–though Iu0026#39;m sure that the intelligent portrayal of women as strong equals helped. Iu0026#39;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, Iu0026#39;m still very glad I saw it. If youu0026#39;re about to, maybe you wonu0026#39;t be as disappointed as I was if you go into it with lower expectations.”