So what's with that weird family clan where blond good looks and incest appear to be inherited. Age-wise, there's god-crazed Grandmother (Fletcher) whose icy Hitler-like stare imprisons the pretty blond kids into a dismal mansion attic. So maybe she knows what's likely to happen if she bunches them up -- not exactly your usual grandmotherly type. Then there's Mother (Tennant), who despite her sweet exterior is something of a greedy psychopath. Now if only she can get dying Grand-dad interested in her again, a ton of inheritence money awaits. Looks like that's why she's taken the kids with her to Grand-dad's musty old palace. One thing for sure, this ain't the 1950's sweetness of Ozzie and Harriet.
I haven't read the book, so I can only respond to the flick itself, which kept me engrossed despite the often murky motivations and developments. Nonetheless, the plot suspense intensifies as we wonder how the four kids- two teens and two toddlers- will survive in that old mansion attic, kept there by mean old Grandma and a sneakily calculating Mother. Anyway, it's a tricky, controversial ending that also goes to show that even the prettiest flowers can bite back if you don't keep them reliably watered. So catch up with this weirdo if you can, especially, I gather, if you haven't read the book.
I haven't read the book, so I can only respond to the flick itself, which kept me engrossed despite the often murky motivations and developments. Nonetheless, the plot suspense intensifies as we wonder how the four kids- two teens and two toddlers- will survive in that old mansion attic, kept there by mean old Grandma and a sneakily calculating Mother. Anyway, it's a tricky, controversial ending that also goes to show that even the prettiest flowers can bite back if you don't keep them reliably watered. So catch up with this weirdo if you can, especially, I gather, if you haven't read the book.