This was heartwarming updated movie that reminded me of the story I read a long time ago. It showed the power of the love of sisters but also the other side where they can easily drift away from each other and lose contact. In the end the love of four sisters and family prevailed.
Jo's character was particularly interesting. My friend who attended with me leaned over to say, "I don't like her." As I reflected on the comment and my own feelings about Jo. There was a need to look deeper and realize she was good at heart but faced struggles in trying to move forward with her life and things not working out as she had hoped. At the end of the movie, I think Jo realized that allowing her authentic self to come through in her writing was the key.
So many themes came through in the movie: the search to find meaning in one's life, romance, rejection of love, family themes, moving away from home, etc. All of those and more provided a movie that was meaningful and interesting to watch. Even though there were difficult themes, i.e. Beth's illness, the movie showed how the family moved forward following this.
I enjoyed the actors, the updated story and the honesty of the movie. I would recommend to others. A great movie for families to watch together and to realize that while life is not always perfect, families are there for each other in the best and worst of times.
Screening provided by Graf-Martin Communications and Pure Flix.
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