Flowers in the Attic (1987)
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After the death of her husband, Corinne takes her family to live with their wealthy grandparents in a huge mansion. However, the kids are kept locked up in a room just below the attic, visited occasionally by their mother who appears more concerned about herself and the inheritance she plans to win back from her dying father. Problem is, no one can know she has kids because it seems she’s done a bit too much sinning and she’s gotta pay one way or another for these crimes. Problem is, these kids aren’t can’t take much more…before they die.
Overall: Well a powerful book such as this one doesn’t unfortunately get the respect from the film. I’ll grant you the subjects of the book can be a bit taboo here in America but they really should have done a better job at adapting the story nonetheless. The book really delves into the child abuse and incest topics with full force and the film really glances over them. You see hints with the film but nothing like the book’s in-depth analyzing. The basic story of the film is the same but the nuances, including how long this all takes are really diluted by the film. The older brother in the book was barely reaching puberty whereas in the film, the kid is almost 18 (in real life he was 26). Frankly, the film isn’t that believable that the older bro & sis couldn’t have jumped the grandma and butler. Frankly, the mom’s transformation from wonderful mother to evil b*tch just isn’t believable. Not enough info for us to buy the idea that mom is a greedy little lady. I think if you watch this movie and haven’t read the book, go buy it now. If you did read the book first, sorry you wasted 2 hours of your time on the film. Comparison: Visitor Q meets Castle Freak |
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