Review of White Oleander (2002) by Robin S — 09 Feb 2009

This was disappointing.There are severe problems in the storytelling department. The timeline feels garbled. It's too jumbled and fast-moving, but at the same time too ponderous and plodding. It's a compelling story for sure, yet it isn't engaging enough.

This is also due to the PG-13 rating - with an absence of stronger material, it unfortunately fails to engage every so often. It needed to be more compelling, and couldn't do this under the restrictions of a PG-13 classification.