Bria Lou Reviews

Hey Guys x This film is also a book, which I reviewed here last September. I saw this film for the first time a couple of weeks ago when it came on a Sky Movies for the first time. I had always wanted to watch it because I really enjoyed reading the book. But I have to say - and this is probably the only time I'll ever say this - the film was so much better than the book! It's about a girl called Mia who lives with her parents and younger brother Teddy. The film shows two completely different times. On the one hand, it shows Mia's life leading up to the main 'incident' of the film, and on the other hand, it shows everything that happens after the incident. In the film, Mia has to make some really tough decisions. I don't want to give too much away, but the main decision is whether she should stay or go, and there are a lot of reasons to do both, which is hard to digest, especially for a 7 year old. This film touched me in so many different ways - an...

  I have had this book for so many years! I was so surprised when I heard that it was going to be made into a movie because I loved it so much when I first read it, but I never expected it to get 'big'. This is because it was a book that I had to tell people about, rather than a book that I was told about.   Mia Hall is 17, and a somewhat ordinary girl. She has been brought up with music. Her parents are completely obsessed with rock and she loves classical, playing the cello. Even Teddy, the baby of the family, loves music. With her cool rocker boyfriend and equally cool (to Mia) brash, harsh, Jewish best friend, Mia loves her life, and why shouldn't she? She has it better than most! But a split second can change everything. It could have been the snow on the ground, it could have been the distracting music, or even the other driver. But no matter what it was, everything changes and Mia is left with a tough decision to make. But witnessing everything around her ca...