Review of Flowers in the Attic (1987) by Bastet 0 — 07 Jun 2008
ARGH!!!! This movie starts out very strong, with accurate portrayal of everything you imagined in the novel- and reading the description, you expect it to stay true to it's origin. I don't know why the movie's description eludes to the 'forbidden' love aspect of the book, because the only thing touched upon that subject is the children's parents being related. And even the cover of this is misleading- they were not in a Victorian era mansion (am I being too picky?).
Basically, the only thing scandalous in this movie is the fact the kids were imprisoned in an attic. Even the ending goes the way of most book-to-movies (a la Stephen King's It) where so much detail and effort is placed into the build up and story only to have it wrapped up in a nice and neat package in under 2 minutes, but leaving you very unsatisfied.
If you were looking for this movie equally shocking as the book, you'll be disappointed. But if you're looking for a better visual of characters and scenery while you read the series, and aren't expecting Oscar performances, you'll probably enjoy it. At least it's only 92 minutes.
This review of Flowers in the Attic (1987) was written by Bastet 0 on 07 Jun 2008.
Flowers in the Attic has generally received mixed reviews.
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