Book to Script: The Tale of Pettigrew

A lot of times movies based on books can be total disasters ie Percy Jackson, Great Gatsby, etc. Some movies can be entertaining without being dead on like the book, like Miss. Pettigrew Lives for a Day.  In this film, a middle-aged governess gets swept up in the life of a young London socialite for only one day.  While I did not read the book, the movie was highly entertaining.  With Amy Adams as a clueless, carefree flirt she becomes her role, especially becoming a very moving character when she sings.  Set on the eve of WW2, there is a looming sense of doom over the characters bright and romantic lifestyles.  There are a lot of really cool depth of field shots and full body shots in this film.  The best depth of field is when you are looking through two underwear models legs at the main characters.  I believe the full body shots were used to illustrate beauty like an ancient statue since most of the shots were of people with less clothes on, specifically Amy Adams.  I would give this movie a 7/10 and would definitely recommend for its entertainment value. I think this movie tries to get people to get out of their comfort zone, but also tries to show the generational gaps between people and how different lifestyles and knowledge/experiences can be.