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{ the movies ~ gates of paradise, 2019 }
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The Casteel series was my next favorite after the Dollanganger series and I was very excited that Lifetime was adapting it to film. Although some things changed, namely Heaven's hair color (and Annie's and Leigh's... actually), it was still a lovely adaptation and I felt it brought the books to life in a powerful manner.
Say what you will about book to film adaptation, if you simply appreciate a film on its own, instead of comparing it to the book, you will be much happier. This is what I do, simply because I know that books rarely translate to film well and the filmmakers use different elements to make the film both visually appealing and allow viewers to understand the storyline.
With that said, I felt some pieces of the story may have been altered and left out but the overall story was intact. The captivity that Heaven's daugher Annie endures at the misguided hands of Tony Tatterton is painfully brought to life. Annie's loss and Tony's delusion intertwine as Annie learns the truth of her and her mother's parentage. Secrets reveal themselves as Annie fights to free herself of Farthy and the lure of all the wealth Tony possesses.
CAST:
Jason Priestley ... Tony
Lizzie Boys ... Annie
Johannah Newmarch ... Heaven
Jason Cermak ... Troy
Pauline Egan ... Fanny
Michael Karl Richards ... Logan
Ben Sullivan ... Drake
Keenan Tracey ... Luke Jr.
Daphne Zuniga ... Nurse Broadfield
Dean Marshall ... Dr. Malsoff
Sarah Corrigan ... Millie
Everick Golding ... Rye Whiskey
Jordan Ninkovich ... Chauffeur
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