A Lifetime Movie Endeavor That Loses Steam As It Starts To Take Itself Too Seriously,
Author Jodi Picoult has penned some surprisingly ambitious and thought-provoking page turners. "Salem Falls," as a novel, is not one of her strongest endeavors. It's readable enough and works as escapism, but it lacks some of the believability and realness that distinguish her best books. As soon as I'd read it, I'd pretty much forgotten it. The Lifetime network adaptation of "Salem Falls," not surprisingly then, gave me almost the same reaction. I watched it, it was reasonably enjoyable, but I can't imagine revisiting it anytime in the future. If it was on TV and you were a Picoult fan, I'd say "sure, give it a look." But as a DVD purchase, I'm not positive that I'd recommend it to anyone but the most stalwart fans. Fundamentally, it is a story riddled with cliche and reliant on coincidence to drive it forward. But while I never believed a moment of this TV presentation, it wasn't without a few moderate pleasures.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of "Salem Falls" is its...
Not even close to the book...
When it comes to books being made into movies-I always give a lot of leeway...EXCEPT when they take the whole of it (rather than just parts) and rewrite the story and characters! If I had never read the book, it IS entertaining-but the ending is way too predictable and abrupt. Everything there catches your eye but it never goes further than that. Wish I hadn't spent $14.99 on it! :
Wife really likes the movie
Not a lot to say about the movie except my wife likes it a lot so that's all that matters right?
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