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This 2020 adaptation of THE SECRET GARDEN will transport you to...absolutely nowhere. A choppy, patched-together plot line, one-dimensional performances by all the child actors, such a lack of character arc that you can't possibly care about or identify with anyone, a complete waste of Colin Firth's abilities, and a 1947 setting that makes zero sense are what lie ahead for the viewer. The director must have had some kind of vision, but we'll never know what it is. The irrelevant, unnecessary add-ons and modifications to the book are countless. If you mute the audio and play the film while listening to music you enjoy, you may feel mildly inspired. In fairness, the cinematography is beautiful. Beyond that, prepare to enter a mysterious world that desperately wants to be magical and inspiring, but falls woefully short of that goal. This garden is best left closed to the public.