It was okay

Rating: 6/10 (21 June 2011)

I never expect that reading a book and watching a movie will tell me the same story, so I never do both. And according to other reviews, the book and the movie do not correspond with each other. If you read the "trivia" for this movie, I believe it indicates that the movie was written first for Miley. However, either way, you have to keep in mind that you have to set a time limit for movies so you will not get as much in a movie as you do in a book.
I watched this movie on Netflix and chose it because I like Miley. I think she is cute and interesting. It wasn't a bad movie, I was just confused about a few things such as why were they sent to live with their Dad. It didn't seem like he had seen them in a while. The shoplifting thing seemed thrown in there as if that was supposed to answer some sort of question. Overall, I liked the characters. As with most Nicholas Sparks books/movies, you know what the "sad part" is going to be. Overall it was predictable but I was just looking for a story where I didn't have to think too much and this fit the bill. I liked watching the relationship between Miley and the blond haired guy.
Overall I gave it 6 out of 10. Not a cinematic masterpiece but not crap on a stick either.