Pavlo’s Reviews > Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter > Status Update

What genuinely drives me up the wall is all the talk in the family of how Richard is this "musical genius" (not, like, "a pretty good musician," no, "a musical genius"), while Karen - who is, you know, actually a totally unique voice, and the actual magic juice in that equation - is an afterthought

I know, families can be blind, thoughtless and cruel. And still

Heartbroken and horrified by the scene’s content, the cast was forced to remain neutral, not voicing their opinions or reacting to their emotions. So many revisions had taken place prior to shooting that Richard was unaware of the reactions on the set and seemed pleased with the outcome.

I can see this is going to be a sad story.

I know there's often the inclination to say "wow, this family" about dysfunctional stuff, and I know most families probably have some dysfunction, but... WOW, this family