I really liked the book, and looked forward to this
adaptation. When was done seeing it, was very disappointed.
The plot is of course the same but, the child actors are very inexperienced. This could also just be bad directing.
Many things in this film happens for no reason and without an explanation. For example, Agnes's sandals were significant because, she saved up for months and worked hard for them. This is not even commented on by Agnes. There are many items in the pile, that lack an explanation for their significance to the person giving it. This also devalues the piles' significance.
But the biggest problem about this movie is its pacing. The pacing is very weird and bad. In the book, the timeframe is an entire school year. In the film it seems to take place, in a couple of days or a week. This affects the film because, the entire film seems very rushed, and because of that there are numerous unnecessarily subplots and extended scenes to pan out the runtime. If the timeframe is a school year, it's very bad executed and the film overall is very affected by this.
The only reason give it a 4/10 is because of the plot and the fact the book was adapted into a film.
The plot is of course the same but, the child actors are very inexperienced. This could also just be bad directing.
Many things in this film happens for no reason and without an explanation. For example, Agnes's sandals were significant because, she saved up for months and worked hard for them. This is not even commented on by Agnes. There are many items in the pile, that lack an explanation for their significance to the person giving it. This also devalues the piles' significance.
But the biggest problem about this movie is its pacing. The pacing is very weird and bad. In the book, the timeframe is an entire school year. In the film it seems to take place, in a couple of days or a week. This affects the film because, the entire film seems very rushed, and because of that there are numerous unnecessarily subplots and extended scenes to pan out the runtime. If the timeframe is a school year, it's very bad executed and the film overall is very affected by this.
The only reason give it a 4/10 is because of the plot and the fact the book was adapted into a film.