A soulless and sad version of a beautiful story

Rating: 5/10 (22 August 2018)

I am utterly disappointed with the screenplay for this incredible story. The book was wonderful. It had deep and complex characters. It wasn't just your average love story wherein two people find each other. It was a love story about a community. How they loved, how they lost, how they survived and stayed strong. It was a love story about a woman finding out where she truly belonged and realizing who she wanted to be. It was a love story about finding unexpected family in people you barely knew. And of course, it was a love story of two people realizing what they meant to each other. So to save time, the writers mostly skipped to that last bit. And in doing so, they robbed ALL the female characters of their strength and confidence. They made them needy and reactive. Not just the lead; ALL of them. If you've not read the book, this movie is a cute and generic romance with all the typical elements Hollywood requires. Nothing memorable for good or ill. Which is a shame, because the book offered so much more.