Watermelon

All I have to say is that the One and Only Jamie Draven is so very, very, very gorgeous, sexy, cute but most of all, one of the most sweetest, kind, caring and considerate guys in the world and I Love and Care for him more than anyone else in the whole world. In Watermelon, I personally think that Jamie gave one of his best performances ever because he shows how loving, caring and sharing a father can be towards his baby and the woman of his child. Jamie is a fantastic actor and he is a very diverse actor who shows how acting is done. I Love You, My Darling Jamie with all of my heart and I Always Will, Forever and that is a promise. Love Paula Draven

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I'll be brief.

I'm a huge Marian Keyes fan. I'd read her grocery list if she'd let me. I own everything she's got in print and I love them all (especially her collection of journalism, Under The Duvet - I suggest you get it if you're reading this), and read them over and over again.

Watermelon is one of my favourites. (well, that and Lucy Sullivan and Sushi for Beginners) The book is hilarious, touching, and unsentimental despite the subject matter. The TV adaptation shares these things in common with the book: 1. The protagonist is called Claire. 2. The love interests are Adam and James. 3. Claire has a baby.

That's it. That's all they have in common. The TV has a completely different ending, and a completely different plot.

THOSE WHO HAVE READ THE BOOK AND LOVED IT: For Christ's sake don't watch this. It's beyond awful and will make you sad for the "real" Claire Walsh. (Not to mention Rachel and Maggie from Rachel's Holiday and Angels by association)

THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN THE TV ADAPTATION AND HATED IT: Please, please, PLEASE read the book. It's beyond fantastic and very very funny. It will reaffirm your faith in humanity, which has probably been destroyed after watching this piece of trash.

Anna Friel plays an embarrassingly stupid Dublin girl who jets off to London with her boyfriend for a job that's really just a job interview. The interview ends disastrously, she's dumped by the boyfriend and then, literally, bumps into one of the interviewers who (and who'd have guessed) just happens to fancy her.

Find herself pregnant by her previous boyfriend, she cons the new guy into believing he's the father. As the birth is earlier than expected, he realises what's been going on, walks out on her and she returns to Dublin.

Reconciliation with the father fails when the English boyfriend turns up and it all ends in a highly unbelievable lovey-dovey get-back-together at the airport.

This really is very much a "made-for-ITV" film: catering for the lowest common denominator in their target audience (i.e. try not to make the people think too much about what they're watching).

Friel's Oirish accent is passable and, of course, she gets her clothes off (it must have taken some time to get those nipples peeking out of the bubble bath by just the right amount).

Altogether, don't waste your time watching this if it should ever be repeated.

I was so excited when I saw this on Filmrise. It's nothing like the book. Nothing. Watch if you like, but don't watch it thinking it will be anything like the book. So disappointed because it's one of my favorites from Marian Keyes.

Based on the book by Marian Keyes??? The only similarities are: * the main character's name (but not even the correct surname) * the name of Claire's baby * the names of the two male characters * the fact that she moved home to Ireland after having Kate

The rest is completely wrong. Totally skewed!! If you've read the book, you will not like this movie. In fact, even if you haven't read the book, this movie is still absolute rubbish. What's with Claire speaking to the camera?? So cringie!! Anna Friel was very irritating, especially the accent.