Like many of the other reviews I've read, I must agree wholeheartedly, that, while I normally support a small amount of creative liberties in the book-to-translation process, they just simply strayed way too far from the formula on this one.
V.C. Andrews is who got me reading regularly in my tweens., and inspired me to become a writer. Her books were amazing and Heaven was by far my favorite series. The films failed to show the vital significance of the small, but details details of this story. It appears that quality took a backseat to overplayed drama in this project, with overacting characters constantly being tossed at us with no real effort to show the importance of the role each of them had in developing Heaven's personality. I appreciated least Heaven's greatly downplayed picture of growing up in the backwoods.
I'd been waiting since I was 12 for these films to be made and I wish more respect had been given to the quality of what is an amazing series of stories told by an amazing writer.
Jason Priestly should have been given more to work with. He's been the best part of these films, which frankly, are so disappointing, I wish I'd never seen them. I 100% believe, even as an amateur writer, I could have done much better with translating these classic and beloved stories to film.
V.C. Andrews is who got me reading regularly in my tweens., and inspired me to become a writer. Her books were amazing and Heaven was by far my favorite series. The films failed to show the vital significance of the small, but details details of this story. It appears that quality took a backseat to overplayed drama in this project, with overacting characters constantly being tossed at us with no real effort to show the importance of the role each of them had in developing Heaven's personality. I appreciated least Heaven's greatly downplayed picture of growing up in the backwoods.
I'd been waiting since I was 12 for these films to be made and I wish more respect had been given to the quality of what is an amazing series of stories told by an amazing writer.
Jason Priestly should have been given more to work with. He's been the best part of these films, which frankly, are so disappointing, I wish I'd never seen them. I 100% believe, even as an amateur writer, I could have done much better with translating these classic and beloved stories to film.