bear almost no resemblance to the book ( unfortunately ) . two of these kid be big enough to have jump the grandmother and the butler and get the hell out of there . they wander around like meek little mouse and refuse to question their mother sanity . they make half hearted attempt to escape but not really . the boy be the bad when it come to stand up for the kid . they let this bible thump crazy grandmother reek havoc on their life and their mother ( who already nut ) . she ( the mother ) already allow the grandmother to pay her back for what she consider 17 year of sin . it just go on and on till the writer and director have decide theyre never go to get the book on film . they shrug their shoulder and walk away from the film at the end . this might be a great re make in a few year with a well think out script and a good director and especially a good cast .