Jon Loder's Reviews
Great Walter Tevis novel. Almost great movie.
First of all, Anya brought the Tevis version of Beth to life with absolute perfection. There were two significant variations from the novel. One being that a major character was converted to a homosexual. The other was some deleted misbehavior by Jolene when they were in the orphanage. That omission deprived the viewer of experiencing the forgiveness that solidified her and Beth's friendship. Walter Tevis is my favorite novelist of the 20th century. He only wrote six. Aside from The Hustler, this was probably the best depiction of the 4 of his stories in film. I hope this woke craze wanes before the other two get producers attention. According to Wikipedia, Mockingbird will be the next one. It is my favorite of his novels.
Created: 07-03-2022
Watchable. I didn't notice an agenda.
It's good to see plain entertainment without an agenda. The movie was watchable and had some pretty good moments. It's ironic that I almost didn't watch this because the trailer appeared woke.
Created: 07-03-2022
Very good show overshadowed by agenda
The first two seasons were good, the third was tolerable but, by the middle of the 4th season, there was too much agenda built into the stories. It didn't get any better in the last season so I'm out.
Created: 07-03-2022
