Unbelievable Disappointment

Rating: 1/10 (3 June 2009)

I absolutely love the book, and because of this fact I am unbelievably disappointed by the film. Apart from maybe the film Congo, this is one of the worst adaptations I have ever seen. The Script feels like it was written by 20 people and pasted together at the end quickly. So many plot holes it is untrue. No real character backgrounds to speak of, the film centres around Tom Hanks who gives a rather desperate performance and I couldn't help feel that he was trying to emulate Nicholas Cage's role in National Treasure, but failing miserably. If it were not for the fact that I had read the book, I wouldn't really have a clue who any of the characters were, or why they were doing what they were doing. But hey, that's just my opinion - some may like it!