A Surprisingly Good Adaptation of a book...

Rating: 8/10 (26 January 2016)

I'll say it again...this isn't a book review site folks, but I do understand your inner turmoil...
Unlike Starship Troopers, which didn't even try to reflect the book (see my review of THAT one), the producers of Enders Game really worked at respecting the Authors story line. I suspect screen play writers and directors cringe when being signed on to a book based movie. It's only natural that something in the original story must be left behind, otherwise you'd have 4 hour movies all the time. I have to applaud these movie crafters however, they really went the extra mile to remain within the original vision. Without giving out too many spoilers, Harrison Ford and Ben Kingsley did rather well as the Colonel and Earths greatest hero Mazer. After seeing Harrison in that stink bomb Cowboys vs Aliens I was disillusioned, but he came through on this one. SciFi movies are but a sideline for Ben, but he really went out of the way to make his character totally believable (especially going through the uncomfortable makeup sessions to make him an all out Maori warrior, head to toe!). You gotta love an actor who gives his all to the character, heh heh...
While it won't ever grab Oscars, this outing was very pleasing to a book reader who only picked up Enders Game as an after thought.
Nooo, this isn't a rehash of the book...but it does a respectable job of simulating the book, so lighten up a bit...