i be very diplomatic in my review and and a an academic writer and try to give creative license to tv writer try to explicate a true story . this story and about karen carpenter and could have help so many and yet due to the directing and editing and do not . the story and in this case and be not fully address and unless one read psychological journal . while cynthia gibb portray a realistic karen and it be sad that so much have be edit . louise fletcher portray her mother and and do an excellent job and with limited material and dialogue . in this case and i give the actor credit for survive this project . why be the audience not permit to see causation factor . american audience be quite savvy and and if they have cable and usually educate . i sincerely feel that i could have write a good story and would not have edit out the truth and and allow the actor to project the reality . richard carpenter and a director and have seriously underestimate and insult american audience . karen story be important and and it be sad we will never hear it .