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Title: Doesn't capture Smiley's Awesome story
Review: Lange and Pfeiffer were well-intentioned to produce this adaptation, and their performances are fine, but it nowhere near captures the brilliant story of the book by Jane Smiley. It is reduced to melodrama, with the complexities of the characters lost for the sake of moving the film along. These complexities could well have been captured with the right direction or screenplay. Instead, it ends up with all the force and presence of a movie-of-the-week. Read Smiley's book for the real impact.
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