Dir: Peter Kosminsky
2002
***
White Oleander covers some interesting and actually rather ordinary issues through extraordinary situations. Michelle Pfeiffer's character is very well written and she does the role justice, it's just a shame the other characters are all either exaggerated or cliched. The idea that a Mother can bring up her daughter while in prison is cleverly realised in the dialogue but some of the scenarios are so ludicrous, it spoils a lot of the good work. It has to be said too that if you are adverse to bad wigs as I am, then you may want to prepare yourself for pure disbelief. Much better than anticipated but the realism is a little too shaky to be taken too seriously. Watch for Michelle Pfeiffer's great performance.
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