So bad. So very, very bad. A true travesty. Take a deeply loved children's book and mix it with a director more familiar with music videos than literature and you get two hours of visuals and special effects scored with pop music favorites that not only doesn't bear any resemblance to the original plot of the book but doesn't seem to have a plot of its own. The plot could be taken as: Oprah changes dresses a lot, diversity is only possible in families if you adopt the children (and Asian kids are always brains), and "Tessering" is a fun psychedelic experience which includes music by Sade and Sia. Given the great cast and impetus to update the story a bit this could have been much better. I spent the entire film wanting it to be better. Next time, Hollywood, get an experienced director. For those still looking for a decent film version of this book, try the 2003 made-for-TV version. It's plodding but so much better than this. But then, anything could be.
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