![]() Instead, like a gangly teenager, the storytelling struggles as it grows, trying to bridge the gap between the innocence of youth to the greater maturity of adulthood. Tone and messaging, however, aren’t where the film falters. He’s not the Matthew Cuthbert we knew from the novel, but he’s still kind-hearted and understands Anne, and that’s what’s important. ![]() Also, with expectations tempered from the first film, Martin Sheen’s overly energetic and talkative Matthew Cuthbert isn’t as jarring this time around. We are happy to say that Anne getting older has apparently helped get rid of the glaringly awful fake freckles that plagued her last year. Taking on the adolescent phase of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Edwardian novel series, “The Good Stars” parallels the growing pains that Anne herself is going through as she becomes a teenager.īefore delving into some of the film’s missteps though, a few positive notes for what is overall an enjoyable hour and a half spent on Prince Edward Island. ![]() ![]() ![]() When last we saw Anne, she had settled into her new home and made a bosom friend out of Diana (Julia Lalonde). “The Good Stars,” the second film in a trilogy, continues the adventures of poor orphan girl Anne Shirley (Ella Ballentine), who’s finally found a home with elderly couple Matthew (Martin Sheen) and Marilla Cuthbert (Sara Botsford) at Green Gables. With Thanksgiving comes the return of Canada’s most famous literary orphan to PBS with the second “Anne of Gables” installment. ![]()
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