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Pretty predictable

posted 17 years ago by pgrass13
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Most Hallmark movies have a certain them to them and within a few minutes of a movie you can figure out pretty well what will happen next.

Same thing we do every night try to take over the world

[–] ComtessaLaRue 17 years ago

Well, that and the fact that in the preview Alicia Silverstone looked, literally, like death (I swear I've seen "cutesy" Halloween decor skeletons that looked damn near-identical to her at the end of her role.....), so guessing she'd die wasn't hard.

I just figured the "big secret" would have been it was Sam's baby, or something else (for some reason, I feared they'd say she'd had an abortion, botched, probably, and make a point of it....). Oh well, it was a decent movie.

[–] pgrass13 17 years ago

That is true however earlier in the movie when she mentioned just how shick she was sapposed to be she didn't look it.

Same thing we do every night try to take over the world

[–] xxgizziexx 17 years ago

This movie was badly adapted. A MAJOR plot point was completly ignored, probably becasue it would renig the "Hallmark moment". Read the book.

[–] Paculliton 17 years ago

So... what was the major plot point from the book?

Thanks.

[–] laurenlor04 17 years ago

an amazon reviewer mentions that the book ends with Sam aiding Dee Dee's euthanasia by supplying the meds. I think that may be what they're talking about.

[–] CarmenSandiegoIII 11 years ago

This movie was too sad for my liking, but great acting by the kid though.

[–] jmatrixrenegade 9 years ago

I read the book. I think the second half of the book was dull. The movie as a whole was better. Yes, they chose to take out a controversial aspect which would have not fit the "Hallmark brand." This is done in adaptions repeatedly.