The movie adaptation of "Dark Places" shouldn't be as bad as it is. There's a good cast -- with Charlize Theron and Christina Hendricks carrying the drama -- and Gillian Flynn co-wrote the screenplay. But something went wrong somewhere, because this book we loved was practically unwatchable in movie form. Is it the lack of Velveeta sandwiches? You tell us. Carolyn Paine stops by to talk about why she actually had to get up and pace around the house just to finish the movie. 

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