Critics claimed it was too much like a soap opera.
So what's wrong with a movie with some drama?
I thought the positions the two girls (and the rest of the family) found themselves in were interesting-- becoming tragic and compelling by the end--, and the suffering each portrayed at different moments was well done.
Another argument is that it was too fictionalized, but I don't know enough of the details behind that to judge it much on that account. But if it's known to be a fictionalized account, how can one complain?
What do you think-- is it worth the "40% fresh" rating on rottentomatoes.com, or are the critics just being snooty this time?
