SummaryThe new Canadian version of Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel of the same name about the 11-year-old orphan Anne Shirley (Ella Ballentine) as she settles in Avonlea with Marilla (Sara Botsford) and Matthew Cuthbert (Martin Sheen).
SummaryThe new Canadian version of Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel of the same name about the 11-year-old orphan Anne Shirley (Ella Ballentine) as she settles in Avonlea with Marilla (Sara Botsford) and Matthew Cuthbert (Martin Sheen).
There are no surprises in this story. All is predictable, sorrows pass, happiness triumphs--a formula that works out splendidly in this endearing tale.
Overall, the pacing of the new Anne is rather slow, but not so much that it ruins the underlying heartfelt emotions that make just about every variation on Anne of Green Gables irresistible.
In the choice between making a good adaptation or a good film, L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables chooses... neither, content with being a dull film and a mediocre adaptation. It’s not poorly done as much as it’s just off, with an interpretation of the story that feels like a blurred copy of the original.