Not exact matches
The
film's director Matt Bilen said the movie will have a much edgier tone
than previous adaptations.
Bill Duke's
film is based on a novel by Bishop T.J. Jakes, and like the
previous screen Jakes
adaptation, 2004's Woman Thou Art Loosed (directed by Michael Schultz), there is a lot more grit and realism on display here
than most faith - based movies.
Although The Last Song follows the patterns of his
previous novels /
film adaptations, it is — somewhat surprisingly — better
than expected.
I, um, can't say I agree with that, any more
than thinking the multiple
adaptations of Macbeth are remakes of
previous films.