I really wanted to give this movie more than five stars, but it appears that Lifetime isn't interested in doing V.C. Andrews books right to earn a higher rating.
Lifetime needs to learn to ask fans what is important about these books before making them. If they can't even get the character's hair color right, then why are they bothering at all? This is a serious question. Color symbolism was important to V.C. Andrews books, which they would know if they had read the books and taken them seriously enough to write a script to reflect it.
There's so much wrong with this movie, I can't even. But I'll try.
1. Damien was ruthless, cruel, and a charming psychopath. The movie implies he is a creepy child molester which is stupid. They would know this if they read the book.
2. Arden was much more of a selfish, demanding dick in the book. He had his good qualities but deep down inside he was only concerned about himself and his own guilt ridden psychological complex. The movie makes him look like god's gift to Audrina, which he wasn't.
3. Billie Lowe is missing.
4. Sylvia is missing.
5. Mercy Mary teatimes were missing.
6. Audrina's hair color was missing. It was a point of her identity in the book and tied her to her mother.
7. Vera's hair color and eye color was missing. Vera's eye color was supposed to betray her true father - Damian.
8. Ellsbeth was portrayed as a milquetoast pushover. Yes, Ellsbeth stayed at Whitefern because she was still in love with Damian. However, in the book her personality was much more disciplined and stuffy. She was nowhere near as nice in the movie.
9. The ending was mixed up and made no sense. The chronological order of events were switched around.
10. The rapists in the book were Audrina's classmates, not 18 year old teenage boys.
There are excellent visuals and atmospheric qualities of this movie that were overshadowed by the hack job the script writer gave to V.C. Andrews book.
Lifetime needs to learn to ask fans what is important about these books before making them. If they can't even get the character's hair color right, then why are they bothering at all? This is a serious question. Color symbolism was important to V.C. Andrews books, which they would know if they had read the books and taken them seriously enough to write a script to reflect it.
There's so much wrong with this movie, I can't even. But I'll try.
1. Damien was ruthless, cruel, and a charming psychopath. The movie implies he is a creepy child molester which is stupid. They would know this if they read the book.
2. Arden was much more of a selfish, demanding dick in the book. He had his good qualities but deep down inside he was only concerned about himself and his own guilt ridden psychological complex. The movie makes him look like god's gift to Audrina, which he wasn't.
3. Billie Lowe is missing.
4. Sylvia is missing.
5. Mercy Mary teatimes were missing.
6. Audrina's hair color was missing. It was a point of her identity in the book and tied her to her mother.
7. Vera's hair color and eye color was missing. Vera's eye color was supposed to betray her true father - Damian.
8. Ellsbeth was portrayed as a milquetoast pushover. Yes, Ellsbeth stayed at Whitefern because she was still in love with Damian. However, in the book her personality was much more disciplined and stuffy. She was nowhere near as nice in the movie.
9. The ending was mixed up and made no sense. The chronological order of events were switched around.
10. The rapists in the book were Audrina's classmates, not 18 year old teenage boys.
There are excellent visuals and atmospheric qualities of this movie that were overshadowed by the hack job the script writer gave to V.C. Andrews book.