I actually do like the movie. I like how it lets us form our own opinions about things which is rare in most movies today.
Like the mother (Hattie) - She let her daughter live (&work) in a *****house and pretended like she was her sister. She also slapped her around a couple times, but in the end she came back and got her so Violet could live a normal life with proper schooling.
So basically, we get the freedom to form opinions about the characters.