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Wednesday 31 July 2019
Netflix sinks low with 'The Red Sea Diving Resort'

By MARK KENNEDY 11," adding cartoonish dia-
Associated Press logue from hack superhero
The daring story of how films and slathering the
thousands of beleaguered whole mess in white savior
Ethiopian Jews stranded in complex.
refugee camps in Sudan First, some background: To
were bravely smuggled to rescue Ethiopian Jews in in-
safety in Israel in the 1980s hospitable Sudan, Israeli se-
needs little extra drama. cret service agents had the
Tell that to Netflix. audacious plan of running
The streamer's "The Red an entire fake luxury beach
Sea Diving Resort " is ter- resort as a front. Real tour-
ribly overcooked, turning ists came and did yoga on
the real-life drama into a the beach while the agents
light caper like "Ocean's at night drove the Ethiopi-

This image released by Netflix shows Chris Evans, from left, Alessandro Nivola and Michael Ken-
neth Williams in a scene from "The Red Sea Diving Resort."
Associated Press

ans from camps, ferried which dozens of innocents at one point. A frightened
them onto dinghies and are executed with bullets black boy clings to Evans,
then to rescue boats, all to the back of their heads. who later paternalistically
under the noses of the Su- A large part of the problem wipes away the boy's tears.
danese. Thrilling stuff, right? is the casting of Chris Evans Evans carries refugees to
Apparently not for writer as the leader of the Israeli safety like a white, muscu-
and director Gideon Raff, spy ring that set up the ho- lar god, often shirtless. "You
who thought he needed tel. He is most known for leave no one behind," he
to add cinematic meth to playing Captain America thunders.
the story. He had a chance and seems not to have put Evans plays Ari Levinson,
to make an African "Argo" aside his shield for this film. a maverick Mossad agent
and instead made an ex- The superhero clichés who obsessively does pul-
ploitative mess that mixes abound: "What we do is lups everywhere and storms
light Duran Duran-driven dangerous. People get into danger like an aveng-
montages with scenes in hurt sometimes," Evans says ing angel. q

Meghan guest edits UK Vogue,

focusing on trailblazing women

Associated Press tor-in-chief Edward Enninful
LONDON (AP) — Meghan, said they discussed wheth-
the Duchess of Sussex, has er Meghan should be on
guest edited the Septem- the front cover from the
ber issue of British Vogue beginning, but said in the
with the theme "Forces for end she "felt that it would
Change." be in some ways a 'boast-
Royal officials say the issue ful' thing to do for this par-
coming out Aug. 2 features ticular project".
"change-makers united by "She wanted, instead, to fo-
their fearlessness in break- cus on the women she ad-
ing barriers" and includes mires," he said.
a conversation between Meghan, who is on mater-
Meghan and former U.S. nity leave from her royal
first lady Michelle Obama. duties after the birth of her
The magazine cover fea- son Archie, had worked
tures 15 women including on the project for seven
New Zealand Prime Minister months. She said she hopes
In this July 13, 2019 file photo,
Kate, Meghan, Duchess of Jacinda Ardern, actress- readers will be inspired by
Sussex smiles while sitting in es Jane Fonda, Jameela the magazine's focus on
the Royal Box on Centre Court Jamil and Gemma Chan, the "values, causes, and
to watch the women's singles model Adwoa Aboah and people making impact in
final match between Serena teenage climate change the world today."
Williams, of the United States, campaigner Greta Thun- Kate, the Duchess of Cam-
and Romania's Simona Halep
on at the Wimbledon Tennis berg. bridge, was featured on the
Championships in London. The duchess herself doesn't magazine's cover in 2016
Associated Press appear on the cover. Edi- for its centenary edition.q