My own drawing of Luke Ellis from years back proved not too dissimilar to the actor who plays Luke in the current MGM TV series. Except, of course, that they made Luke an older teen than he is in the book, which left me mildly disappointed. The vulnerability Luke had in the book is therefore somewhat diminshed in the film, especially given the utter powerlessness of him and the other captive children.. Avery is played by a younger actor though, and the horriffic effect is still intact so far. And they hit the button with Ms. Sigsby (though I'd imagined her as looking more like Miss Trunchbull from Matilda) and other villains--they are slimy and hypocritical as they come. Save, of course that they genuinely believe they are on the side of the angels, as they doubtless would in reality. That's what makes the story so disturbing. The one sadistic creep who's always calling Luke 'tiger" and "sport" and then torturing him and snickering at the kids' predicament is a particularly vile piece of work.
One thing about the adaptation that made threw me a bit was the actor playing Stackhouse, the head of security. At first, I thought I spotted him right off: I had him pictured as a large, beefy, mean-looking guy in a security uniform. But no, Stackhouse is the thin, cadverous looking older man in a black suit. What's up with that? Otherwise, though, it's so far a decent adaptation, if not the one I'd most wanted to see.
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