I thought this movie was excellent. I love Barbra Hershey, John Getz, Christina Hendricks and Susan May Pratt. I bought the book after I saw the movie, because I was so eager to read it in book form. It's sad that so many teens, especially girls, give into all this bullshit, about weight loss and being perfect. I also think it's even worse that their mother encouraged them to diet and lose weight. I also think that the part about the pro-anorexia websites was not needed. It was not in the book. Why put something there, that was not there originally? I think it's really sad that the younger sister Shelly died in the end. Kudos to the actors, cast and crew members. Two Thumbs Way Up!