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Rating: Null/10 (15 April 2000)

I read this book before I saw the film and I can say the two work as companion pieces. However, I went with someone who did not read the book (we'll call this person..."friend") and thought the film was a jumbled mess. This "friend" of mine was trying to convince me that the film without the explanation (money is evil blah, blah, blah) is dangerous for many reasons. It glorifes violence, it reaches a larger audience than a book and the violence has no consequence in the film. I think this film could have worked without showing the violence and I think the hint of it lying under the surface would have made the film more cinematic.