The series it's based on was my favorite VC Andrews series, so I expected more from this. There was very little character development in the film, which may be what led to the lackluster performances. It seemed like someone just compiled a bullet list of major plot points and presented each event with just a few lines of flat dialogue, one after another. The setting could have been better utilized, too, with the bayou and New Orleans providing more mood/atmosphere and giving it the Southern Gothic feel that was present in the books.
V.C. Andrews' Landry Family V.C. Andrews' Ruby
2021
Action / Drama
V.C. Andrews' Landry Family V.C. Andrews' Ruby
2021
Action / Drama
Keywords: based on novel or book
Plot summary
Ruby Landry (Raechelle Banno),born in the Louisiana bayou, is watched over by her loving Grandmère Catherine (Judd). Ruby is filled with hope as love blooms with her high school sweetheart Paul Tate (Duke),but lingering thoughts of her mother's death and her mysterious father often creep into her mind. As dark family secrets reveal themselves when Paul's parents forbid him to see Ruby, she is further devastated when her beloved Grandmère passes away. Forced to flee from the bayou to New Orleans, Ruby searches for her father (Bellows),one of the richest men in the city, as she clings to her memories of Paul and their forbidden love.
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Zero substance, very disappointing.
NOT AUTHENTIC
No accent, the music is louder than the actors voices and it didn't have a southern sound. It had the same vibe as all the other lifetime movies....bad acting, bad directing, music too loud. Worse than a B movie. I remember the older lifetime movies. I looked forward to watching those...and watching the reruns. These movies today are just not good. You people...I'm glad you can't ruin the books like you have ruined ALL of V C Andrews' books.
Bad
Painfully bad, and I hate to leave bad reviews, but the acting is terrible. Naomi Judd shouldn't have been chosen as the grandma.