Let me start with saying that this movie looks fine. In fact one of the earliest scenes in the movie definitly draws you in like bees to a flower.
It's too bad that the movie hits its peak so early. Because from that point, if you haven't read the book, you are basically trapped in a soap opera. This movie has all the tropes and the twists of a Hallmark movie.
In fact, they might buy the rights to distribute it.
Now what I liked about the movie: the music and the look of the movie in some scenes are some of the best. They really do much with the budget it has. The dresses, the hair, the house the story spends most of it's time in, it all looks great, too bad that you never see more.
Now, what I did not like is: the writing. This is where I said that the readers of the book might enjoy this movie more: because if they had to cut scenes from book, then maybe they night all tie together. But in this movie, it's all just a random mess in the end with an unreliable narrator with a character who from the very beginning could be crazy but now you are at the final pages and realizing: oh my good, this character could be crazy.
To put it into perspective: This movie is good set up for drama but it drops the ball at the end.
In the end, it rushes through everything to cover all lose ends.
Sorry but this movie gets just a : it's fine... I guess.
Just go read the book and I think you might enjoy this better.
It's too bad that the movie hits its peak so early. Because from that point, if you haven't read the book, you are basically trapped in a soap opera. This movie has all the tropes and the twists of a Hallmark movie.
In fact, they might buy the rights to distribute it.
Now what I liked about the movie: the music and the look of the movie in some scenes are some of the best. They really do much with the budget it has. The dresses, the hair, the house the story spends most of it's time in, it all looks great, too bad that you never see more.
Now, what I did not like is: the writing. This is where I said that the readers of the book might enjoy this movie more: because if they had to cut scenes from book, then maybe they night all tie together. But in this movie, it's all just a random mess in the end with an unreliable narrator with a character who from the very beginning could be crazy but now you are at the final pages and realizing: oh my good, this character could be crazy.
To put it into perspective: This movie is good set up for drama but it drops the ball at the end.
In the end, it rushes through everything to cover all lose ends.
Sorry but this movie gets just a : it's fine... I guess.
Just go read the book and I think you might enjoy this better.