watched WHIte OLEANDER, finally...a good soul paid 4 my tix...and it was good. astrid was believable as the blonde ingenue, sweet, innocent blonde-turned-rebel against her empowering mum. it didnt sink in as over-emo. was hopin 2 cry but no tragic sad scenes 2 justify that. and the joker beside me had 2 make me laugh @ a dopey rancid t-shirt guy.so I hereby confirm that the novel's better.
rating: ****