I ordered this movie tonight because I am a huge fan of Diablo Cody.
I loved the premise of this story and thought the actors did a good job. BUT the story never took off where it should have gone.
The story felt rushed and the characters had so much to them and they were never developed. I truly felt like it could have been so much more. It was like a flower that barely bloomed.
Anyone else feel this way?
Yes. I liked the story and the characters, but felt the same as you.
shareI agree! I was waiting and waiting...then it ended...and I am still waiting.
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My complaint about the movie isn't that it felt "rushed"--I don't even know what that's supposed to mean. My complaint, based on an early draft of the script, is that Cody screwed up by taking out many of the edgier elements that made me like it.
There was an entire subplot about Lamb being addicted to her meds and William being a former drug addict who actually steals her pills from her early in the movie (that's why she's surprised she ran out). Why she decided to make everything about sweetness and light and remove the elements the were dark is beyond me--Cody is best when her scripts throw in some darkness (think "Young Adult"), and she went in the opposite direction here.
Plus she over-did it with laying down that too-cute soundtrack. That just reinforced the wrong direction the movie took.
Still liked it a little bit, but it didn't live up to its original promise based on the draft I read. I was disappointed like most folks.
She didn't take out the pill addiction storyline. They actually go a great detail into it, dude.
As for William being a drug addict himself, I'm glad they took that subplot out. It was unneeded, and it invalidates how decent of a guy William was trying to be with Lamb. I'm glad she took it out of the final project.
Hail to the king, baby.
She didn't take out the pill addiction storyline. They actually go a great detail into it, dude.
As for William being a drug addict himself, I'm glad they took that subplot out. It was unneeded, and it invalidates how decent of a guy William was trying to be with Lamb.
You make some great points.
I'm still surprised you didn't love the final version. You're always the one person I can rely on to back me up when I make a pro-Diablo post on here!
Hail to the king, baby.
I felt it was rushed too..it had some interesting characters but everythjng felt like a race to me. Wish they could have slowed it down some and explored the characters more
shareI agree. I watched it last night and I liked it, but it seemed really short.
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