unlike some of the former commentator and i be ( and be ) an avid fan of the carpenter . face it and christmas would never be christmas without the carpenter . that say and i believe the movie do a good and not excellent and job at depict karen life . the movie be enjoyable to see on primetime tv and but the content fell a little short . i suggest that you all look into get some of the carpenter special that be show in the 70 . you can not believe how awesome a drummer karen be . cynthia do not capture the extent of karen talent . also and karen be beautiful but have a bad hairdresser . my choice for play karen be hilary swank . i would love to see a more substantive story and because there be more to karen than meet the eye when listen to we have only just begin . i have ton of unreleased carpenter music and and it be absolutely excellent . ( her singing of california dreamin be to die for ) .