Book was better

Rating: 7/10 (15 April 2000)

I waited for weeks for this movie to come out. I read the book first (which I try to do always) and loved it. When I sat down to watch the movie, I noticed that in a lot of places it was word-for-word with the book, but the scenes were all out of context...didn't work well. The movie was a black comedy, a far stretch from the book. I know that murder and rape scenes must be cut back for the movie, but it just took away from the whole story line. The movie was entertaining, and I didn't feel bad about forking out the$6.50 to see it, but my suggestion is to read the book AFTER you see the movie...you'll like it much better.