I'm someone who has favorites. If this remake were as good as the Megan Follows 1980s Canadian version I'd rate it better. But it falls completely short - its execution & performance are either flat or overdone (or simultaneous at times), & therefore BORING & annoying. Hated this one! The Megan Follows version is scripted somewhat differently than this one but performed and directed WONDERFULLY. They're worlds apart in quality cinema. Watch that one and compare to this. I happened to catch this on TV because they're playing it for Xmas time. I wish they'd just play my favorite one instead. This one may be good for families and kids who are growing up today & haven't seen Anne Of Green Gables before, I'm sure it's enjoyable enough (despite hammy acting). But for those of us who came of age when this was first featured on PBS Masterpiece Theatre, this new 2016 version a downright disappointment...& sadly very much in keeping with what's being created in American film these days.
Review of Anne of Green Gables
