NanaV51

I wonder if anyone making this film actually read the book. It followed the book as little as possible. The timeline was poor, jumping back and forth and jumbling storylines. The original book was sweet the with usual sisterly interactions, watching the "little women" grow and mature, some conflicts but basically a family working together to deal with life as it existed at that time. If you never read the book, you might like it but frankly between the sisters physically fighting and smacking each other around, snarky comments, and confused story lines, it was simply hours I will not get back watching the poorest adaptation I've ever seen.

I hadn't read the books so the show not being like them was not an issue for me. The show, as far as the writing and the acting, was okay....just okay. The thing that did bother me is the "mash up" of several shows that were really good that was used to make this one. The "detective" is a guy that can look at a crime scene and see what should have been seen by others. In the pilot he says "the footprints are facing the wrong way"; a fact everyone else overlooked - and very Columbo-like. He also carries a lot of baggage and doesn't mesh well with others socially at times. Can you say Monk? Then there is the female police rep that must have studied Queen Latifah on "The Equalizer" to copy both her voice inflections and tone along with several mannerisms (so closely at times that you expected it to be Queen Latifah) for her role. So, if you want to kill an hour, it isn't a bad way to do it but if something else were offered, I'd likely switch the channel.

Okay....if you want a deep movie, one that gives you pause, makes you think, perhaps causes you to think deeper thoughts, this is NOT the movie. However, if you want an amusing movie that offers a few chuckles, an involved story with decent acting, that not only makes you feel good but has a surprise ending (as opposed to the predictable one), grab your popcorn and settle in to watch. All the actors are believable and the storyline is certainly one everyone can identify with as we look back on dating years and the people that come through our lives. So, if you want to enjoy a light-hearted movie while trying to figure out an ending, check this one out.