I had never read the book, but I gave it a go. It was great! I thought it was very well thought out, and quite good for a TV movie. It's simply a movie about a teen girl who writes her journals in book form, and it accidentally gets published. It follows the rise and fall of her book, all wrapped up in friendship, drama, humor, and parties. It's very realistic. It's very down to Earth. I love how it becomes like when Harry Potter was released, everyone goes mental over it! All things considered, great film, not to be missed. I'm surprised that it didn't get released as a big Hollywood blockbuster. I'll have to read the book to see how similar it is to the movie, but I'm guessing it's very similar. I love Kay and Danielle Panabaker in this film! They are great as their roles as Jamie and Is! All in all, great TV film.

I sit down with my family to watch this so-called "G-rated" movie one summer (this being this summer) because I like my family so much. At first, I didn't even want to come near this movie because it seemed too girlish and embarrassing. So, I viewed at my own risk.I noticed the very familiar motifs this movie had, along with other bad Disney and Disney Channel works at the time: cheerleading, loving, and wicked stuff.But wait!!!!! My brother claimed to hear an OMG hidden somewhere in the movie (not unlike the "Lion King" "SFX" incident), and so I thought to myself, "Oh, yes. My family's too censor- worthy." So, I got sent to my room (at 19; wow, that's something!!!!!) and thanks to that, I couldn't watch "Match Game" and "Will It Float" later that night; the same went with many of the other nights.So really; Disney Channel thinks it's NOT OKAY for kids to see martial arts action, but it's OKAY to hear blasphemy????? Golly, I wish the FCC shut down this now joke-of-a-channel!!!!!And, if y'all are curious of the "Will It Float" situation on Letterman that night, I'll never know!!!!! The site never said!!!!! LOL this stinks so much1/10

I found another goof while watching the movie. When Jamie is reading the positive article about herself in the paper that Connor wrote, she reads... "She didn't lie or slander us, she merely saw through our masks." But when the camera shows the paper it reads "She didn't lie or slander us, she merely reflected what is out there." Just thought i should let you know! I really liked Read it and Weep! It is one of my favorite Disney Channel movies. I loved the characters and the plot of the movies. it's great for kids but it has that edge so that teens can like the movie too. I loved that they had both Panabaker sisters in this movie, and i thought they both were great in this movie!

For as long as I can remember, I've been addicted to Disney movies whether they were animated or on the Disney Channel. I remember waiting every month for the latest Disney Channel film to premiere and throughly enjoying each new film. Though I cannot pin-point exactly when it started happening but slowly Disney Channel movies began taking a turn for the worst and I stopped watching them as I grew older; no doubt they were still entertaining for little kids but one of the things I always enjoyed (and still do) about Disney is that they masterfully appeal to both children and adults, not to mention those inbetween. The first Disney Channel movie I watched in as long as I can remember was "High School Musical" and my faith in the channel was instantly renewed. But this review is not about "High School Musical", but about Disney's latest film "Read It and Weep," the first Disney Channel film since "HSM" that actually caught my attention."Read It and Weep" follows the (mis)adventures of a high school freshmen, Jamie, who is always on the outside looking in. True, she's got three great friends, a cool but strange older brother and loving parents but Jamie wants something more. She wants the hottest boy in school, Marco, to notice her and wants to be able to stand up against Sawyer and her gang of "Populars" for once. But, seeing as Jamie will never be able to get up the guts to do these things, she creates the character Is to live out these wishes for her. Is (short for Isabelle) is the girl that every other girl wants to be and every guy wants to date; in short, Is is perfect. Not only can Is climb the rope in gym class and get the guy, but she can also "zap" away any problem that gets in her way. Accidentally, Jamie turns in the story of Is to her English teacher and the "novel" ends up being published in the school newspaper because making it all the way to the Bestseller list. Suddenly Jamie (or rather, Is) finds herself sky-rocketing in popularity; Sawyer and the "Populars" actually want to be friends with her and Marcco is starting to look her way. But slowly, things start to get out of control, especially when Is begins to manifest herself as a more permanent part of Jamie's life and prompt Jamie to wonder how much of Is is just a character and how much of Is is in herself. Jamie faces the age-old dilemma of choosing between what she thinks she wants and what made her happy before, leaving a good message for all tweens who watch the film.As an 18-year-old, I found certain things about the film bothersome that wouldn't even enter the mind of the tweens and younger children who watch it, so I know I'm simply nitpicking. The fact that Jamie's novel is so successful in such a short time is highly impossible, though enviable, but the plot is bearable given the fact that it's a light-hearted kid's film and the intended audience wouldn't care too much about all the steps it takes to earning that sort of career and popularity. The story is cute (based upon the pre-teen novel "How my Private Journal Become a Best Seller -sorry if that's not the exact title) and the characters are warm, though Jamie is slightly obnoxious at times. The real winner of the story, however, is Is (played by Danielle Panabaker, Kay's older sister) who doesn't get as much screen time as she should. Panabaker Sr. plays her character with a comfortable ease, no doubt feeding off the fact that she's used to upstanding her younger sis (though Kay has a promising career in front of her in the children's movie set, if I'm not mistaken) and is enjoyable the entire time.For the intended audience, "Read It and Weep" offers a very important lesson: you don't need to be superhuman to be happy and content. Being yourself is just as fine as being like Is. While most children's films will force their messages down the throats of the kids watching, "Read It" manages to work the meaning into the story without making it painfully obvious.As with any children's movie, the story is sub duded, written for a child to understand and enjoy (though this is one of the first Disney Channel films I remember where two of the characters actually kiss; there was only a peck on the check in "HSM." The little romance between Jamie and her background best guy friend was more then enough to keep me interested) but still manages to capture the attention of any age group. Even at the age of 18, I found the movie adorable and entertaining, something I would watch again given the chance.While "Read It and Weep" is no "High School Musical", it is certainly a movie to stand with "HSM" when it comes to turning around the quality of Disney Channel movies. If Disney continues to make films like "Read It and Weep", which smartly appeal to kids, teenagers and older teens like myself, then they were be right back on track with the old films they used to make "back in the day." "Read It and Weep" certainly deserves a viewing, no matter your age and, if nothing else, will leave you with a hint of a smile on your face.