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this movie +spoilers+

posted 16 years ago by Luckyangel356
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...Is horrible. It was entirely too long and had the most rambling plot I've ever seen. I understand it was a movie based on relationships but they shouldve let it focus on the relationship of the two sisters. Instead they went on and on about the relationship between the sisters, then toni's boyfriend and her, then toni's boyfriend and her sister, then toni's fiance and cameron, then cameron and her stepmom, then cameron and her dad, then cameron and her grandma, then the grandma and her love interest, then the grandma and her daughter, then toni and the grandma, then toni and the dad, then the dad and the mom, then cameron and the old fellow she read to, then cameron and the old man's son. Ridiculous. I understand how it could make a good book but the plot was just too sprawling for a movie. It seemed like it should've been a tv series instead. With many, many seasons to explore these tragically intricate relationships.

Also, I found Cameron's transformation way too dramatic to be believed.

I,however, did enjoy Toni's acting. It was the one bright spot in this other wise horrendous movie.

I see why it got such bad reviews, and why I had never even heard of it until last night.
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[–] MySaturday 16 years ago

There's the main relationship(s) that are mostly focused on and then theres secondary. If you count every minute interaction as some major plot relationship that needs your complete focus, every movie is gonna be rambling.

[–] Luckyangel356 16 years ago

I don't count every minute relationship. What I do count are relationships that are expected to get something out of the viewer. The dad couldn't just be there, he had to add sympathy for cameron and toni, he had to create yet another fued between there mother and him, as well as the grandmother and him. We had to have yet another romance between the grandmother and her friend as well as the relationship between cameron and the old man's son. She couldn't just say goodbye to the old man who helped her read, he had to die and add another layer of "grief" onto this already "grief" filled movie. It seemed like every single character had to either have grief or love in there story which really just distracted us from the main relationship between cameron and toni.Also Its like the writers were just trying to see how many subplots they could throw in and how many heart strings they could pull.All that wasn't needed. It wasn't some epic coming of age movie. It was a simple low budget chick flick based on what happens when the relationships between sisters becomes strained and it should have treated itself as such.

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[–] MySaturday 16 years ago

I think you're kind of being antagonistic towards the movie. The movie is about human relationships, and the two relationships you named weren't the best examples of pointless in terms of character arcs in the movie. The old man taught her to read... kind of a big deal. And her affection for him shows how much she's grown since she got there. I don't think anyone thinks its layered on grief, old people in hospice homes die. And I think in a movie about family, fathers are significant. If you wanna get into heartstrings pick on Pay it Forward or something along those lines.

"Relationships between sisters becomes strained"? How about the relationships between family members when the mother is mentally ill? Obviously it wasn't just a simple low budget chick flick if it didn't treat itself as such, because it was about bigger themes. There are people on these boards talking about being surprised at the depth. It sounds like you wanted a movie with two sisters abandoned on an island. Go find any movie with only four characters and any major plot growth that "shows" not "tells", even if it is a chick flick.