I am reading the novel For the Roses and yes this tv version is not like the book, but as Hallmark movie productions go, it was average and the acting was of a good standard. It is worth a watch, on a sunday afternoon, with a nice cup of tea.
I liked the movie, but I've never read the book. Maybe it doesn't deserve an Oscar, but come on it's a Hallmark movie! I thought it was delightful and entertaining, light-hearted is the perfect word to describe it. I think ppl just got on dissing train and just wanted to add more fuel to the fire.
I like to just think that the book and movie are completely different altogether... Maybe even just different views of what could have happened to the family.
I am a total history girl. I always have my nose stuck in a book.