Little Women

I have read Little Women countless times and have read all of Alcott's books. This was awful. It didn't reflect the voice of the author at all, the characters were underdeveloped and so boring. It was back and forth so you couldn't attach to the characters at all. Meg and Beth were barely a part of the movie. I kept wondering if it would ever end. The movie is very pretty...the only positive thing I can say.

I thought the movie was fine, and the roles were well cast and excellently performed. However, I didn't like the creative decision to do time skips back and forth. The transitions between the times were confusing for most of the movie. The story also wasn't well paced. So, not a great adaptation. Timothee Chalamet stole the scene every time he was on screen, so he alone bumped this movie from 2 stars to 3.

II loved this book growing up, and I've seen almost every iteration of it ever televised. Like many movies dervied from great classics, viewing this presumes that you are familiar with the story; otherwise, it's a muddle of shifts through time. The flashbacks and returns to present are often confusing. This prevents the film from flowing smoothly from start to finish. The acting is incredible, Saorsie Ronan IS JO MARCH. Timothee Chalmette is perfect as Laurie, and Emma Watson personifies Meg. The whole family comes alive just as a young girl's imagination would have envisioned them. This movie is well-worth watching.