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{ the movies ~ web of dreams, 2019 }

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   In 2019, a film adaptation of VC Andrews' novel Web of Dreams, was released. It starred Jennifer Laporte, Max Lloyd-Jones, Cindy Busby, David Lewis, Tim Donadt, Liam Hughes, Lizzie Boys, Keenan Tracey, Eileen Barrett, Iris Quinn, Peter Bundic, Everick Golding, Monique Phillips and Leigh Friesen. Mike Rohl directed.

   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. Leigh's tragic young life is brought to life through a diary found by Annie, her granddaughter. Through this account, we learn the true horror she suffered at the hands of her neglectful and selfish mother Jillian and her lecherous new stepfather Tony. Running away seems to be her best hope, but even that ends in tragedy...

CAST:
Jennifer Laporte ... Leigh
Max Lloyd-Jones ... Tony
Cindy Busby ... Jillian
David Lewis ... Cleeve
Tim Donadt ... Luke
Liam Hughes ... Troy
Lizzie Boys ... Annie
Keenan Tracey ... Luke Jr.
Eileen Barrett ... Edith
Iris Quinn ... Grandma Jana
Peter Bundic ... James
Everick Golding ... Rye Whiskey
Monique Phillips ... Luke's Mother
Leigh Friesen ... Luke's Father

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