Where the hell is Boo Radley?
That's my first reaction to the movie adaptation of the fantastic, and rather long, book Beautiful Creatures. I read the book in preparation of the movie, and fell in love with it completely. So I was so stoked for the movie- the previews looked great, the actors looked great, everything looked great. Well, it, unfortunately had what I call PJMS, or Percy Jackson Movie Syndrome. Basically it's a great movie- unless you've read the book.
The movie left out four characters- Boo Radley, Ryan, Marian, and Reece. Granted, Ryan and Reece aren't exactly major players, but Marian and Boo are. They actually combined Amma and Marian to create this softer, librarian version of Amma. It was a bad idea. While I have no qualms with the actress, she was perfect for the role of Marian, but not the role of Amma.
And while they didn't completely forget about mentioning the fact that Ethan has a dad, he never once showed up. Ever.
To avoid really ranting, or giving anything away, I'm going to finish it up here. Yes, you're probably going to go see it because its just one of several YA books hitting the screen and it deserves to be seen, but if you're looking for a good adaptation, this is NOT it. I apologize on their behalf. Like I said, good movie- unless you've read the book.
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