5 Small Females variations, ranked

The brand new miniseries, starring Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke’s daughter, Maya Hawke (making her show cloak debut), as Jo, dutifully tests off the lengthy original’s biggest hits: the burned manuscript, the ice, the limes, Meg’s solo time out to a flowery party and consequent unnecessary guilt — and appears to be like beautiful. The heavy-handed script and overly theatrical performances, especially from the youthful solid, prevent it from being a in truth colossal adaptation, but it undoubtedly’s bought charm and sweetness to spare.