I just saw the movie last night (advance screening). It was an all-around decently good movie -- better than I would have thought going into it. The humor was good, especially in the first half. The second half had a few too many tearjerking moments, but I forgive it anyway. It was well cast, with America Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn doing great jobs in their roles especially.
It was a very solid coming-of-age movie without too much weird angst or too much navel-contemplation. Very well-rounded, I thought, even if bits of the plot seemed a little too contrived or convenient.
I saw it yesterday with my daughter...and I LOVED it. I loved the girls and loved the stories and how they were handled. Thanks for the heads up Linda.
I went with two adult friends and not my daughter, which gave me an opportunity to prescreen it for her. Now, I'm hoping she'll actually want to see it with me because it would be fun for us to go together.
Glad it worked out for you. The girls really did make the movie, and I think each one was well cast and realistic. A hard thing for that age group to pull off on film.
i can wait till it comes out in england, if it ever makes it over here. Does anyone know who the books are written by because i like to see if i can read the books before i see the film
there are three books to the series and are all written by ann brashares..i am reading the first one now...you can find them all in the young adult reading section