Product: Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
Rating: 4.0
Not the greatest, but not bad either
Anne, the Continuing Story, left me with mixed emotions. I was glad to see more of Anne and her life, and I was prepared to see a story that didn't follow the books (this from reading the reviews). I was just disappointed there wasn't more screen time for Anne and Gilbert together. I love watching these two actors portray their characters. There is such chemistry between the two that they are enjoyable to watch.The whole tone of the movie was somber. The war storyline was the focus of the movie and could be called the "second character". I would have liked to see the whole Anne-Gilbert wedding. This was what I had hoped for in the two previous movies. I think any Anne fan would want to see the whole wedding.This movie didn't seem to have the same quality as the other two Anne movies. It seemed like something was missing. Of course I realize it has been quite a few years between the sequel and this movie and it would have been impossible to get all the actors back to portray their characters, but it seemed like something was missing. Maybe it was because Marilla was not in this movie. She definitely was a presence in the first two. Of course, I would rather Marilla not be in the movie than to have someone else replace Colleen Dewhurst. That would have been horrible. She set the standard for Marilla. No one else could have replaced her.If you want to see more of Anne, then watch this movie. It isn't all bad. It is good to watch Anne and Gilbert. If you're a true Anne fan though, I think you will be somewhat disappointed in this movie.