Though pretty faithful to Anne Tyler's Pultzer Prize winning
novel, and despite the excellent Joanne Woodward & James Garner
in the leads, this TVM adaptation is disappointingly bland. What
was hilarious in the book is only mildly funny, and what was
abrasive and infuriating is all too cosy.
novel, and despite the excellent Joanne Woodward & James Garner
in the leads, this TVM adaptation is disappointingly bland. What
was hilarious in the book is only mildly funny, and what was
abrasive and infuriating is all too cosy.