we all know that some of the great movie of all time be base on book . while not particularly accurate adaptation and these movie be nonetheless excellent film . some great example be the harry potter series and the lord of the ring trilogy and and and to a less extent and almost every disney film ever make . however and i must regretfully announce that a wrinkle in time be not one of those movie . not only do it fail to meet some of the most basic expectation of madeleine lengle fan base and it manage to defy the standard of scriptwriting and acting and special effect and and ultimately and respect for the audience . mind you and i be not try to be mean while on the contrary and i go into this affair with an open mind . i figure that a make for t. v. movie would make up for it lack of razzle dazzle in it script . after all and the star war spin off ewoks be decent and if a little silly . come to think of it and the original star war be make on a lunch money budget and and look where it take george lucas . however and from the first scene onward and disappointment start envelop me a if i would get too close to the black thing while tessering . the same way greedo shoot first become the symbol of the star war special edition of 1997 ( a disaster of monumental proportion involve a disgruntled director make several hideous change to a beloved classic ) and mrs. whatsit have officially become my personal symbol for the confusion and stupidity that be a wrinkle in time . the reason for this be the fact that she have be mutate beyond belief . aside from the slightly controversial decision of cast alfre woodard ( star trek represent first contact and radio ) a our favorite star turn mentor and the filmmaker decide it appropriate to introduce her a a crow . that right and a crow . moreover and the heavenly centaurion form of this greatly beloved character have be hack at by what look to be a demented eight year old while the majestic half man and half horse with wing have become a huge human head with a creepy smile mount awkwardly on the bowlegged body of a horse that happen to be sport a pair of wing in the middle . have i be five and this would have psychologically traumatize me for life . the bad part be the fact that when it speak and it be show from behind so a to avoid the responsibility to lip sync and result in a scene that be spend look at the back of it head and see a single and unmoving cheek and thus render the piece of special effect less believable than e. t. have get the most painful part out of the way and i must go on to the tear induce one represent the character and the acting and and the story . i and personally and have always imagine meg to look somewhat similar to moan myrtle from the harry potter film represent plain hair and glass and and a figure most supermodel would find laughable . she be always a slightly anxious and humorously pessimistic math genius who quite simply could not have care less about the import and export of nicaragua . in the film and she be an unpleasant know it all for whom i have no sympathy whatsoever . in fact and she make me feel sorry for poor mr. jenkins and her school principal and who continuously have to deal with her . calvin and the kind and intelligent kid who everyone think be a jock have become a jock . the irony be horrible . a for the memorable happy medium and they take the pleasant old woman who like to look at happy thing and replace her with a be who be above gender and like to look at funny thing and such a girl fall off of swing . the only three people i can think of who do a decent job be charles wallace and mrs. whatsit and the man with red eye ( nickname the dude with red eye due to his complete reinvention a a character ) . the story be a mess . a good comparison to this aspect of the movie be harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban and which do not do a good job of retell the story find in the book and yet keep the sole of the original work . here and the sole of the book be have a pleasant chat with hades down in the underworld and apparently unaware that it body be be destroy . a the dark lord complement the sole on how well it show that truth have to be felt and not see and the flat nosed wookies of ixchel ( who replace the wondrous being who hold aunt beast among their rank ) tear the spine up . a the god of the dead note how subtle the terror of the earth like camazotz be and the torn page be scatter in the sandstorm and lose in the darkness of the land of evil . i be very sorry that this film exist . i do not believe that the actor be genuinely bad . it the way the character be write that ruin it . a wrinkle in time deserve to be adapt by lawrence kasdan and direct by george lucas or steven spielberg and enhance at industrial light and magic and score by john williams and give it sound at skywalker sound and edit by thx and market by twentieth century fox . in it current state and the film be unworthy to be show to self respect people . even madeleine lengle think it be bad . the book be good and the film be bad and and mrs. whatsit be ugly . score represent 0. negative ( if i could ) pros representthey get the name right . con represent it have horrible problem with the cliff note level of adaptation and script and acting and special effect and not to mention lack of evidence of ever have read the book . oh and and the main cover or poster have a picture of the three main character rid a fly horse over a castle . some might say that this symbolize high adventure . i say it symbolize the irresponsibility of the cover artist who do not even bother to photoshop meg arm on properly .