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Title: Film Folly
Review: Watched the film after re-reading the book for Book Club. The film is a very "stagey" version of the book and differs markedly, particularly the ending. Maggie Smith does her best but is struggling to bring any sense of worth to the character, and the main students don't "jell" as realistic characters. Too much from the book is lost for it to be a reasonable replacement. Having said this, the book itself is a shallow attempt at portraying a weird character, so perhaps the film makers can be forgiven for trying to improve it. The school was certainly right in getting rid of Ms Brodie, a menace to all who came into contact with her.
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