Wrong cast and mediocre script

Rating: 6/10 (24 July 2015)

I was so looking forward to this movie because i have read the books by Tom Rob Smith which this film is based on.
When i heard it was going to be produced by Ridley Scott i got even more excited. But when i heard that Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace were cast my excitement dwindled. Because in my head the characters didn't look anything like them when i read the books. But that isn't always a negative when finally seeing the film because they can surprise you.
Well they didn't. Tom Hardy is way too buff for this role and does not portray the inner turmoil the character has in the books. His face just looks always the same. Noomi Rapace was brilliant in the Millennium trilogy but has yet to convince me she can act in Hollywood movies.
So the acting didn't convince, so maybe the script saved it. No it did not. So many things that are essential in the story are just not in it. If you haven't read the book i presume it's very hard to grasp why certain decisions were made by the characters or why certain things happen.
So i think the cast is wrong, the script is not too good but i still give it a 6 out of 10. I think the direction was OK, the production was good and all in all it is not a bad film but i expected so much more.
Maybe they should have given a more experienced director this job.