SPOILERS! There's little to say about the actors and actresses. I thought they all did a great job and were believable. Julian was marvelous and was exactly everything I imagined him to be from the book.
Why this fails is the lack of storyline. We are basically given scenes from the book but no story to tie them together. They left out the Dr. Sheffield storyline, thankfully as it grossed me out in the book and really served no purpose to the story of Cathy and Chris. Most of the plots are still there but because the story is rushed, there's no backing for us to even care. If I had watched this and never read any of the books, I would have been confused. For instance, Carrie's doll. It's shown as being important to her but doesn't really give an answer as why other than her mother gave it to her. The real reason was because the doll was apart of a set from the dollhouse, the other doll had belonged to Cory. It's the only thing left of Cory's existence and that is why it is so important to her.
There are too many gaps and story left out to make this good. It's the acting that held it by a thread. This would have made an awesome mini-series, to tell more of the story and dig deeper into each character. I would have loved to see Julian and Cathy's relationship in it's entirety. Carrie's sadness and loneliness, Chris' complex (and disgusting) love for Cathy.
Lifetime has green lighted other books from Andrews, I certainly hope they get it right with those.
Why this fails is the lack of storyline. We are basically given scenes from the book but no story to tie them together. They left out the Dr. Sheffield storyline, thankfully as it grossed me out in the book and really served no purpose to the story of Cathy and Chris. Most of the plots are still there but because the story is rushed, there's no backing for us to even care. If I had watched this and never read any of the books, I would have been confused. For instance, Carrie's doll. It's shown as being important to her but doesn't really give an answer as why other than her mother gave it to her. The real reason was because the doll was apart of a set from the dollhouse, the other doll had belonged to Cory. It's the only thing left of Cory's existence and that is why it is so important to her.
There are too many gaps and story left out to make this good. It's the acting that held it by a thread. This would have made an awesome mini-series, to tell more of the story and dig deeper into each character. I would have loved to see Julian and Cathy's relationship in it's entirety. Carrie's sadness and loneliness, Chris' complex (and disgusting) love for Cathy.
Lifetime has green lighted other books from Andrews, I certainly hope they get it right with those.