A successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
I finished rereading LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE just in time for its premiere on Netflix on October 7th.
I was a little apprehensive as to how some of the scenes would play out and how it would convey on screen. I thought they could have done better in some areas and had an appreciation for how certain things were handled.
Let’s talk about it.
LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE is a movie adaptation based on the novel by the same name. The book was published in 2016 and I first read it in 2017.
I appreciated the concept more than the execution. I thought the writing was intentionally abrasive but it felt worth withstanding to get the overall message. I gave the book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I decided to reread it with my adaptations book club to see how they sifted through the material. Would the abrasiveness in the writing turn them off or would they be able to set that aside?
I was also curious how the material would be modernized to reflect current times. The climate is different now than it was in 2016.
And given the subject matter of certain aspects of the plot, including very traumatic events, I wanted to see if they blunted the effects for television viewers.
I thought they did an ok job on certain aspects. And definitely changed the details of the plot to better suit the screen. But I felt the takeaway message was lost somewhere along the way.
I thought Mila Kunis did a fantastic job with what she was given. Both she and the actor that played a younger version of Ani, Chiara Aurelia, were the highlights of the film.
At the end of the movie, I felt the book was better…at least by half of a star.
LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE…⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Now on Netflix!
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