moviewatcher2010

Having read this book many times, I was intrigued (but skeptical) when I learned they had made a movie of it. My fear was that the innocence in the book of the preteens in 1970 would have been changed in the movie to how preteens are today, with the backdrop of the storyline. I saw the preview months ago and was still skeptical, but then watched an interview with Judy Blume, the author of the book, about the movie, which had a positive review all around and checked out the ratings, which were high. After this, I took my chances and went to see the movie.

To my surprise and delight, the movie took place in 1970 and the preteens were exactly how they were during that time (a nice touch were the vintage Barbie doll cases on the shelf in Nancy's bedroom). It portrayed the innocence of 11-year-olds back in this time, and so much wonderful nostalgia. What was great was that they kept the boilerplate of the book, and a few changes which made it even better.

If you were a fan of this book, I would highly recommend seeing this movie.