I liked this film. It sticks closely to the book, even having direct quotes from it. However, that's also one of the problems: it crams so many events in 90 minutes that if you haven't read the book, I'm not sure how you're supposed to follow everything. And it also does a weird non-narration of Rose talking alone whenever she's inside Lissa's head. In my opinion, they should have leaned into the book aspect and had Rose's thoughts narrated over some scenes. It would help with clarity in some moments, and context in others.
The introduction script could have been better. Not sure why they decided that adding (in relation to the book version) the knocking on walls in annoyance, or commenting the equivalent to 'Couldn't you just not be traumatized and dream of hot guys?' were worthy? It didn't represent well the caring and protective nature that Rose has over Lissa.
I read the book series. I liked them, I thought it was creative enough to earn a 3/5, but as YA book there was this persistent lack of depth. Actions didn't have consequences, and no characters besides Rose had agency in the story. This film made me cringe at the same exact moments, so I respect how well-transmitted the book was through this.
