A Ring of Endless Light

I am in the middle of reading the book, but the only reason I am reading it is because I saw the movie on TV one day and I thought that I should read the book because the movie was so good and interesting. Granted, I missed the first twenty minutes of the movie, but what I saw was really good...and it was a nice, light, easy movie. Mischa Barton was a great choice.

I might be biased because I LOVE DOLPHINS AND MARINE BIOLOGY, but it would have been a good movie nonetheless. Anyways, it made me more interested in dolphins.

By the way...the book is great! You should read it!

The music was good in this film. It was well acted. I loved the colors. I would defenatly watch it again. Plus the guys are cute. I give it 3/4. On my tv, its digital cable and you can get a description of shows and movies. Well it only gave this movie 1 and a half stars. Out of four. Which is untrue, it's also romantic. This is one of the better Disney Original movies. toodles!

Other comments have covered how poorly this Disney made-for-tv cowflop reflects the thoughtful and emotional children's novel on which it was based. Keeping in mind that films and books are independent mediums, with different requirements for developing characters and advancing plotlines, it is sad to see how little care went into this piece.

Watch the dolphin sequences. They were obviously shot in a waterpark or aquarium, and then intercut with shots of the actors in the real sea. The water changes color from shot to shot. Clumsy. Much of the rest of the film follows suit, with bad dialogue and confusing action sequences.

Going back to the book as an adult, I am amazed that a novel aimed at young readers explored the topic of death with both directness and sensitivity. This film explores how cool it would be to have a boyfriend with a speedboat.

A nice film, for image, decent acting, connection between a venerable man and his granddaughter, gifts and nature. Yes, not very profound story and not the most great surprises. But reasonable and seductive, in some measure. For many reasons, it is enough , especially as holliday film.

but then again, which movies, that are based on books, are true to the book? This movie was alright, acting was okay...but i think the book is way more interesting but it IS a bit dramatic for a Disney flick. In the book, there is another boy chasing after Vicky, named Leo and Zachary isn't so innocent in the book as he is in the movie.I recommend reading the book and then seeing the movie.