Film Review – Tiger Eyes

It’s hard to believe that “Tiger Eyes” represents the first major motion
picture adaption of a Judy Blume novel. The celebrated author (“Are You
There God? It’s Me, Margaret”), once a mighty junior high library
beacon to adolescents everywhere, seems like a natural fit for teen
cinema tastes, with her frank discussions of growing pains and her
commitment to an honest assessment of emergent emotions. While Blume’s
world is long overdue for a big screen spin, it’s unfortunate that the
first effort out of the gate is “Tiger Eyes.” While the feature is rich
with malleable misery and juvenile disquiet, it makes for a leaden,
rushed movie, with Blume’s own son responsible for mucking with the
nuances of the source material, flattening promising conflicts and
painful introspection.
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