Review of The Karen Carpenter Story

I think that the "Karen Carpenter Story" succeeded because it stayed close enough to the truth and played-up the "good stuff" so well that we the viewer simply has to respect Karen's privacy and give this TV bio the benefit of the doubt!Unfortunately we leave this movie without any real understanding of the facts behind the Carpenters rise to success and Karen's harrowing decline into anorexia nervosa and ultimate death in 1983!This is disturbing because eating disorders and body image delusions were finally made known and treatable largely due to Karen Carpenter!This film SHOULD have devulged the problem much more specifically and brought out what Karen Carpenter was actually doing to herself and how she decieved others around her!Major obstacles in her life such as her marriage,her long illness,her attempt to get well,her overbearing and perfectionistic personality,her many failed attempts at a relationship,her solo attempt-All have been glossed over in the attempt to make a 2-hour TV movie!Worth watching-but not very insightful!