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Flowers in the Attic

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After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother (Ellen Burstyn).
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This twisted tale of premium cable fodder winds up collecting dust in a stale adaptation of Flowers in the Attic.

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Chelsea Steiner Autostraddle The voiceover (lifted from the book) is SO heavy handed and clunky it needs a dolly just to move it around. Jun 14, 2021 Full Review David Hinckley New York Daily News V.C. Andrews' popular and creepy 1979 novel Flowers in the Attic gets no favors from the scriptwriters in this latest adaptation. Rated: 2/5 Jan 21, 2014 Full Review Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times The problem is not that it's just terrible, but that it's also no fun. At all. Jan 20, 2014 Full Review Sarah McMullan Stuff.co.nz While Graham pulls out every trick in the book, Burstyn achieves more with an eyebrow or pursed lips. Combined, they're a brilliant foil to the innocence of the children. Jun 4, 2021 Full Review Kelsey Miller Refinery29 Still enjoyable, especially when watched with a group of your closest, tipsy-est friends, Flowers In The Attic is not entirely so-bad-it's-good as I would have liked. Jun 28, 2017 Full Review Tom Gliatto People Magazine Flowers, both the book and the new movie, is completely absurd - if you want to gauge the absurdity, just know that one of the darkest secrets in the narrative involves a doughnut - but somehow also psychologically coherent. It has a grip. Oct 21, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mariah M Horrible acting. The worst I’ve ever seen Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/30/24 Full Review Onia T The mom only cares about herself Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/02/22 Full Review Audience Member Its an interesting story with a mix of tragedy and love born from abuse. However the film feels rushed as they attempt to cram two years worth of trauma into an hour and a half. The cast do give great performance's but I feel like this would have been better as a miniseries than a movie, give us more time to connect with the characters. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Even if the movie is messed up, i still like it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member I wish the people who write the screenplay adaptions for VCA books would take the time to read her novels. So far nobody is even coming close, and that is disappointing since she is my favorite author. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member This film shows a model of what a traditionally perfect family looks like. For instance, the Dollanganger family consists of a mother and father with their four children who all are representing the American Dream. They are a white, middle class family living in the suburbs until Corrine Dollanganger is forced to move her family to her parents after her husband dies in a car crash. Corrine is so obsessed with this image of perfection and remaining wealthy, that she is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her image spotless, even if it means getting her kids out of the way. This also challenges the traditional role of motherhood since they are seen as caring and loving towards their children, but Corrine shows selfishness and wants to be rid of her kids. The harsh treatment and negligence of her four children show that just because this family might seem perfect on the outside does not mean everything is fine within. This shows that it does not matter what a family looks like on the outside, but how it functions on a relational level. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother (Ellen Burstyn).
Director
Deborah Chow
Producer
Damian Ganczewski, Harvey Kahn
Screenwriter
Kayla Alpert
Production Co
Front Street Productions
Rating
TV-14 (S|V)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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