let me start off by say that the book flower in the attic be absolutely incredible . perhaps because of how much i enjoy the book and i absolutely hat the movie . yes and i mean hat . abhor . despise . first off and the acting be . oooh how do i put this . crap . and that put it mildly . victoria tennant ( mother ) be just purely awful . not a single line portray any realism whatsoever . louise fletcher ( a grandmother ) be normally quite menace in her role and but this time and she be absolutely laughable . perhaps she simply do not have much to work with . kristy swanson ( kathy ) . how on earth do they choose her . every single line be over the top and overly dramatic and and just so plain ridiculously deliver it make me wonder if i be watch an ed wood film . umm and yeah and it be that bad . jeb stuart adam ( chris ) be and well and ok i suppose . he wasn not as bad a the others and but still have his moment of can someone please buy me some acting lesson . thankfully and the child play the twin have few line a they be already difficult to deal with without word . the screenplay be just downright awful . now i understand that book can not always be perfectly translate into a movie and but c amon . far too many change take place that completely take away from the story itself . well and at least for those of u that read the book . the dialogue be excrement and to state it lightly . about the only thing this movie have go for it be the setting . the huge mansion and ground would have be fantastic for the movie have not the rest of it be so darn awful . it a shame and this really could have be a great one . unfortunately and it be nothing but a major dud that leave little to enjoy . flower in the attic ( the movie ) earn negative star ( and that for the ability to pick a great setting ) . the book and however and earn positive star and i highly recommend it to anyone who love reading .