sariahreborn I absolutely loved this movie!! The acting was excellent as well as the story line. I could sense the feelings of the characters and had an easy time following the story line. I never gave much thought to Jacobs only daughter and this movie described it so well. Such as her life. It made me think of things that I never thought of before. Such as how so many people in the Bible have stories that we never knew about. I really enjoyed watching it from start to finish. It also helped me to understand Jacob more. I can't wait until the sequel comes out. The only thing I didn't like about the movie was the ending because it left me wanting to know more. But I still rate it 10 stars!!! I would by the DVD once it came out.

gsantonas This was a favorite book of mine. I was very worried that they would screw this but it is very true to the book. No, it is not an exact retelling of the Bible. Then again, the Bible has many versions and is written word of stories passed down. This is historical fiction loosely based on the Bible and the way women lived and were treated at the time. That is really the main point of the story. That women can learn from each other and that we cannot always rely on men to do the right thing. That women are strong, resourceful and are often supporting men behind the scenes. The problem I have is that the main characters "The Good Guys" are obviously English, light skinned with English accents. The dark ones more often than not were "The Bad Guys". Also, they kept showing her in satin sheets. I doubt they had satin sheets in 1000 BC or whatever the date was.

ensapp If you are expecting a rehashing from the book of Old Jewish Fairy Tales this isn't it. This is a totally engrossing drama loosely based on the daughter of the biblical figure who was Jacobs daughter told from her perspective. I have to add it to my collection. I can't find it on DVD or Blue Ray so I'm breaking out my old VCR and waiting for it to come back on. This Movie was made for a more sophisticated taste. After watching the first night I was hooked and had to see part two. After reading the other reviews I'm a bit confused, did they think it was going to be a bible story ? I guess they hated most John Wayne movies too since they were mostly fiction too. I absolutely LOVED The Red Tent and I'm determined to own a copy.

Darryl_Anderson3 It was an entertaining story if you told people it was fictional. I would have said I liked it a lot. Because this mini-series is from the Bible with Bible characters, you can't change the story and expect it to be good. It was terrible! It felt as though it was a feminist propaganda movie. All of the men were EVIL! Laban, Leah and Rachel's father was a wife beater! The bible showed him to be a tricksters not a wife abuser. Jacob, was a poor idiot who had no Godly conviction. The brothers were rogues.The ladies worship idols and regarded it as a girlie tradition. Only Rachel secretly stole her dad Laban's idol. Dinah was an arrogant, disrespectful brat, who calls her dad Jacob, talks to her Grandma like shes a peer! Then there is the Rape that never happened. She had consensual sex and then married him and her family are brutes?She has a son from her rapist(husband) that tries to kill her brother Joseph? Joseph appears to the king, dirty and unshaven and the bible makes a point of saying he cleaned himself, shaved himself and prepared to meet him. I wanted to like this one but couldn't. It feels obvious that the writer of this mini-series didn't like the original true story.