You can buy McCartney's Genes at Amazon.com; it's on sale right now:
http://www.amazon.com/McCartneys-Genes-Hamilton-von-Watts/dp/B002DGZ72A/ref=sr_1\
_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1250710653&sr=8-1

So, anyway, being the fan that I am of Lisa, I bought the DVD and just watched
it a couple of days ago and I was pleasantly surprised by the whole movie.

I had seen the preview on YouTube.com and wasn't blown away by the premise of a
guy musician from Austin wanting to become a father, but McCartney's Genes is
engaging, fun/funny, and quietly dramatic, and always realistic and humanistic.

It was so wonderful to see Lisa shine in a feature-length film! Her character
is so buoyant and full of positive energy.

The movie follows 4 main characters - the musician guy (Hamilton von Watts) who
wants a baby, his wife (Keri Safran) who is not ready to have a baby, his
bandmate/friend (Spencer Gibb) who is acerbic and chatty, and has a secret,
long-time crush on their manager (Lisa Sheridan), who is ready to have a baby,
to raise on her own if necessary...

That's the bare bones set-up, but the story is fleshed out with lots of banter
and repartee between the bandmates, the heartfelt relationships between husband
and wife and friends, and the dilemma of getting and being pregnant, and being a
father-to-be - when maybe no one is quite ready to take on this challenge!

The milieu is of music venues, houses, hot summer days in parks and on sidewalks
of suburban Austin, cars, and doctor offices/hospitals - all shot in a totally
realistic, but smooth style that focuses on these main 4 believable characters.

Lisa's sweet dog, Little Bert, actually has a cameo in the movie as Brutus
(LOL), and Lisa's ex, Ron Livingston, also makes an appearance in a scene at a
club.

Musically, there are a few abbreviated scenes of the main guys singing and
playing in a laid-back style that sounds like a fusion of Sublime, 311, and
Mighty Mighty Bosstones if they were all lounging in the sunshine.

As far as special features, there are 3 deleted (or extended) scenes, 2 of which
feature Lisa, and an interview with "Burt the Dog" (yep, spelled
incorrectly...). There is also a segment with cast interviews, but
unfortunately Lisa is not in it! :(

Overall, a humanistic, realistic, down-to-earth, sweet to funny to dramatic (but
not overly so) look at look at relationships and life with 4 engaging
performances.

Every fan of Lisa's should try to see her in this film. She's just so joyful
and thoughtful and wonderful in this role. :D


Jen