This film was good but in no way brilliant. It told the story of three young teenage girls who were for some reason abandoned and picked up by one kind man, a paleontologist (plays uncle Vernon in HP) who then takes them to his house where his keeper and another lady he rescued and raised. Over the years he goes missing and this is where the story begins of the three girls discovering who they are and the various obstacles they have to overcome in order to be what they want to be.
GOOD POINTS -The acting, at first i was annoyed by it and slightly wary of Emma Watson out of context but i warmed up to each character and Emma did a pretty good job too. The story sets of quite quickly, so interest isn't lost in each character.
BAD POINTS - Mainly the story as well. At times i did think this all fitted too well together and too many things were too coincidental and fast paced- which i suppose it has to be as its a television film, but anyway it did take away the enjoyment a tad. - Also they way time is conveyed too obviously which really didn't fit in with the rest of the gentle nice storyline e.g. The flashes of newspaper headlines and nearer the beginning the bold letters all in one go indicating that about 10 years have gone by. Maybe I'm being too picky but it just didn't fit.
Overall this was a nice treat and the BBC do make some really good films, for boxing day it was a good piece of Christmas television to distract you from the hectic family at Christmas!
7/10
GOOD POINTS -The acting, at first i was annoyed by it and slightly wary of Emma Watson out of context but i warmed up to each character and Emma did a pretty good job too. The story sets of quite quickly, so interest isn't lost in each character.
- The story, its a nice quaint story that is well set in the 1920-30's England.
BAD POINTS - Mainly the story as well. At times i did think this all fitted too well together and too many things were too coincidental and fast paced- which i suppose it has to be as its a television film, but anyway it did take away the enjoyment a tad. - Also they way time is conveyed too obviously which really didn't fit in with the rest of the gentle nice storyline e.g. The flashes of newspaper headlines and nearer the beginning the bold letters all in one go indicating that about 10 years have gone by. Maybe I'm being too picky but it just didn't fit.
Overall this was a nice treat and the BBC do make some really good films, for boxing day it was a good piece of Christmas television to distract you from the hectic family at Christmas!
7/10