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So first I just want to say this movie was so much better than heaven was. If you are not a fan of the books you will still capture some of the magic of this series. With that said the movie missed import things. For starters Troy's acting while it may be good for a normal role it was horrible for Troy. Troy is supposed to be withdrawn, battling depression and a fear of losing himself. Troy pictures his own death over and over and it gives him a depressing outlook on life that this actor frankly did not capture. Heaven is portrayed kind of forward (as a nice way to put it). Yes a person that has been emotionally abused tends to search for love and can be easily manipulated but from the begining with cal then Troy they make it seem like she's just jumping into bed with them when in the books her and Troy actually develop a trusting friendship before she falls in love with him. It's hard to capture in a short film but I still feel they could have shown more of him showing up to graduation and promising to find her siblings and her confiding in him about everything before throwing them into bed together. The girls at winterhaven were a let down. In the book they were extremely cruel and the scene with the dance they gave her laxatives and locked all the bathrooms forcing her to relieve herself in a waste basket instead of just her puking at the dance. I also wish they had added the scene with the laundry chute that heaven got her revenge by making the worst girl go down it and land in filth. But I understand some things have to be cut to fit in a movie. Jillian is way more how I pictured kitty acting towards heaven. Kitty was abusive to her where Jillian treated her with indiferance. Tony was over the top with how creepy he was to heaven in this movie. His advances really didn't start untill the next book. Troy's letter to heaven.. come on you really couldn't just have her read the same letter from the book. His heart breaking letter turned to a one line regret. Was a major let down and could have easily fit the full letter. Luke casteel. She met the new wife and son at their home. She did not want to see pa and pa certainly was not super fake happy to see her. They did not have that kind of exchange. He got his perfect look alike son but unfortantly lifetime gave him white hair and made him look nothing like pa. Last but not least this movie ended early. If they had used less commercials for filler time they would have been able to include the tragic circus scene where tom loses his life. So now it leaves you wondering if they will put it into the next book and if that means other key parts will be left out of that movie.

So I loved the movie on its own. But it's SO different from the book and the book was great! Jason Cermak did a wonderful job with Troy, however they greatly twisted the relationship between him and Heaven by rushing it and not showing them really getting to connect. Theirs was my favorite plot point of the movie AND the book. Also Jillian and Heavens interaction in the movie is vastly different from the book. They left out complete plot lines with the youngest siblings as well. Truly I did like the movie, but it's definitely different from the book. Obviously Heavens hair color was an issue from book to screen as well. Not sure why they thought that was a good idea to change but whatever. Jason Priestley as Tony was... I mean it was good in that he definitely gave off that creepy old dude vibe but the way he talked? It sounded so forced and stiff. But overall I was entertained. Seriously though I'd have been happier with more Troy scenes!!!!

The movie had zero character development! Jason Priestly was just terrible! His acting was wooden,his accent was horrendous and he has embarrassed himself and the other actors with this performance. The scenes made no sense at all! Just a few scenes in and you know this is no longer "Heaven" but really slopped and chopped together "Hell". The only redeeming second of this film is Annalise Basso though physically unlike the character from the book really does a decent job in this mess of a movie. I thought she was really wonderful in "Heaven" but this follow up was beyond repair! I do not know the jump between filming or behind the scenes changes but it is painfully obvious that those involved in the first film were not involved in the second! I cannot believe they even aired this movie even coming from that network it was by far the worse movie ever broadcast in the history of television!

The second movie in the series was only slightly better than the first. The only saving grace was Jason's Priestly portrayal of Tony Tatterton. He wasn't amazing but he was honestly the best thing about this movie. His character was the closest to the book than any of the other characters but once again they moved the story line so quickly that he went from nice to evil too quickly which is a missed plot point. Another major missed plot point is Heaven's hair color. In the movie they made it red even though in the book it was dark. The title of the book can have a lot of interpretations but one of them is that she looks like her mother, (who they called Angel), but she has black hair, hence the title "Dark Angel" but the movie doesn't delve into this. In the movie there is one line where Tony mentions that her hair isn't the same color as her mother's. But in the book her hair color is a major issue. Tony has her change her hair color so she can look more like her mother which helps drive Tony's obsession with Heaven. Most of V.C. Andrews series books are too detailed to do them justice by trying to cram them in a 2 hour movie. IMO each book would need at least a two part movie for it to make any sense. The first movie was horrible. I guess this one is just bad.

I will echo the sentiments of other in saying this movie was horrible.There was zero character development.The choices made by Heaven made no sense.The red hair colour throws off the detail of genetics.The choice of characters was really poor.The development between her and Troy was instantaneous without any meaningful exchange. She continuously sort him out but we never see why or how this bond even led to this ,which is another key plot in the book.The acting was so bad.It was atrocious overall.

If you were a fan of the books (which I am) the movies are a disappointment Many key parts of the books are missing or changed. One thing I remember was in the 2nd book that she was Leigh all over again but for her dark hair. She was not a rehead but a brunette and when she went back dressed like her Mother she had had her black hair dyed silver blonde not wearing a brunette wig. Keith and Jane showed up the beginning of the 3ts book, but aren't even mentioned, nor do I remember Fanny having more kids, even though I think she may have slept with Logan. Best to skip it.