how close to the book? - In Her Shoes (2005) Discussion

[–] luvchicago 18 years ago

For the most part yes but they do leave out the whole princeton part and as I recall maggies hair was brown in the book and it is blonde in the movie and also Rose is not fat in the movie! But for the most part it does stick to the book!

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[–] TriptikGirl 18 years ago

I thought it was pretty close to the book. The reply above is right about Maggie and Princeton, but I don't think leaving that out ruined the movie at all.

I feel that I remember more details about the wedding though. Didn't Amy have an awful bridesmaid dress? Or am I confusing this with another book?

Rose was fat for Hollywood standards...unfortunately!

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[–] lacyshea88 18 years ago

I thought that they left out large chunks of the book that caused a lot of plot holes in the story line. Maybe, that's just me... since I read the book first, I just kept waiting for things that never came. They omitted everything about Princeton, Charles, Scenes from the Girls' Childhood, Lewis wooing Ella. Much of that was cut. I felt the movie was good for those who hadn't read the book. But, it scarcely did all of us pre-readers justice.

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[–] fortune_faded76 18 years ago

i felt that ellas character in the book was different to the movie..... the scene in the book with ella and lewis swimming was very important and they left it out of the movie! while i loved the movie, im wondering peoples views on swapping the corrine character for the elderly hospitalised blind man? i definitely think they should've included the princeton parts as i think its a major development for maggies character.

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[–] Merrick00 18 years ago

I watched the movie, then read one off her other books (Little Earthquakes) then read In Her Shoes and am now watching it for the second time.
The first time I watched it the movie just seemed incredibly long but good, now parts annoy me, like not having Princeton in the movie and especially Ella Herch's friend. In the book she was hilarious, she was my favorite character (even if she is just supporting). I think they toned her down way too much for the movie.

If I had read the book first I think I would have still enjoyed the film, but it may not be as high on my current favorites as it is now. (I work at a video store and it has been my movie to recommend since it came out). And actually now that I think back, I didn't even like the beginning of the book, it took a long time for me to really get into it and from there it was wonderful, but the beginning sucked.

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[–] windyhoosier-1 17 years ago

Just read the book, haven't seen the movie. Like Shirley MacLaine is going to let some other actor steal her scenes? Please. Thus the toned down Mrs. Lefkowitz.

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[–] agancarz 18 years ago

They sort of had the Princeton scene in there. Remember the blind professor in the movie? He helps Maggie read that poem and understand it, just like that Princeton professor did in the book. But, I agree that they left stuff out, or changed it in certain ways. I guess that was done so that the movie wasn't TOO long. I loved both the book and the movie, though!

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[–] BlueRuins16 18 years ago

I'm reading the book now, and the movie has been pretty faithful so far. Things are always going to be changed and lost from transition from Book to Screenplay, and it never really bothers me. The movie seemed to have gotten the basic story and morals that the book had, and that's what matters.

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[–] iheart_ny 18 years ago

The movie is pretty faithful to the book. But, however, the movie's alot cleaner than the book was. Did "In Her Shoes" require a rating appeal?

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[–] mythstate 17 years ago

does Maggie wind up going back with Ella to Florida after the wedding, or does she stay in Philadelphia? Does the book address what happens to her after Rose marries?

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