i have become a big fan of the carpenter and and i do not really enjoy this movie . i feel it focus far too much on her anorexia and do not let her true personality shine through . i wasn not overly fond of cynthia gibb portrayal while especially know she decide karen anorexia be suicide and which it clearly wasn not . although her family be not big on hug and kiss and i think the movie portray agnes ( their mother ) a be terrible . i do find a few scene to be harrow in a way and such a where she see herself in a mirror that seem to distort her and make her look heavier while i think the metaphor ( so to speak ) there be rather effective . when the family be play pool and discuss her divorce and she break down and richard be shock when he comfort her and feel her frail body be pretty move ( which be probably the wrong word ) as well . overall and i feel they need to bring out her more bubbly and quirky side her genuine personality . even a the focus of the film and there really wasn not a point that cause one to understand what would lead her to anorexia ( though of course no one can really know ) and and almost make it seem baseless . the film be more poor singer with anorexia than karen carpenter story and in my opinion . i would assume that they change her husband name or profession and all because they couldn not get his permission to actually include him ( there be some bad term there ) and but that whole aspect be inaccurate with the change . on this note and i can not recall the movie bring out her longing for a family and kid and which greatly prevail in her life and explain her whirlwind romance and quick marriage to her husband . on the whole and it end up a a low budget make for tv movie that just isn not very high quality and can be disappointing if youre a hardcore fan who be hop to see beyond karen disease . i feel that such a legend deserve or deserve a good film a a tribute to an amazing person and an awesome voice .