Great Flick

Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2002)

This was a great movie in my opinion. I had read the novel before I saw the movie so I was expecting to be able to bash it when I left. I am also not usually a fan of movies such as these but there was something about this movie that sucked me in at the beginning and would not let me out until the end. This is a happy/sad type of movie that has a lot of emotional scenes at the end. I am not a person to get tear jerked during a movie but this one sure did jerk some tears. I wasn't full out crying but I was close. Only one other movie has done that to me....Braveheart (best movie ever). Anyway, the story is great, the acting is above par, and the development of the main characters is perfect. The only problem I have with this movie is that it drops some of the characters and subplots in mid plot and very weakly reincorporates them in the end. I would have liked to see more development of these characters and sub-plots but I guess there was not enough time. Anyway, I recommend this movie to all but younger kids who will not find it too entertaining.