Has anyone else seen Dark Places?

sassypants527

I read the book a while back and I watched the movie this past week. Did anyone else see it? What did you think?

julie37619

I'm #1 on the holds list at the library!

SusieBW

OMG, how did I forget about this!?  I added myself to the hold list at the library, but it's probably going to take months for mine to come up. 

Anyone know if it's streaming on Netflix or Amazon Prime?

@sassypants527, did you like it?  I thought the previews for it looked fantastic.

dmlk413

I've been on the hold list at the library for it forever.  I think I'm #11 now so it'll be a while before I get to watch it.

Aaaaand now I feel like an idiot.... @SusieBW it's free on Amazon Prime.

sassypants527

SusieBW said:

OMG, how did I forget about this!?  I added myself to the hold list at the library, but it's probably going to take months for mine to come up. 

Anyone know if it's streaming on Netflix or Amazon Prime?

@sassypants527, did you like it?  I thought the previews for it looked fantastic.

I got it from Netflix but not sure if it streams. I liked it ok. Charlize Theron did a great job, but the modern day parts of the story felt a little compacted and rushed. 

RhymeReason

@SusieBW I rented it in Redbox a couple weeks ago. DH & I watched it. I read the book and he didn't. We both liked it though. I thought Gillian Flynn made Libby a more unlikable character in her book than the character was on screen.

BabyRN2006

It was available as an early release on Direct TV a couple months ago so I watched it then. It was okay, I definitely enjoyed the book more.

SusieBW

RhymeReason said:

@SusieBW I rented it in Redbox a couple weeks ago. DH & I watched it. I read the book and he didn't. We both liked it though. I thought Gillian Flynn made Libby a more unlikable character in her book than the character was on screen.

I'm hoping I can get DH to watch it with me tonight.

But just from the book, I don't remember Libby being completely unlikeable.  Not like every single character in Gone Girl, anyway. 

sassypants527

RhymeReason said: @SusieBW I rented it in Redbox a couple weeks ago. DH & I watched it. I read the book and he didn't. We both liked it though. I thought Gillian Flynn made Libby a more unlikable character in her book than the character was on screen. That happens a lot in fiction to film adaptations. I usually prefer the book character because they tend to be more nuanced than their film counterparts, but I do prefer the film Practical Magic because Sally is much more likable than her book counterpart.