A bad book, turned int an even worse movie.

Rating: 2/10 (14 December 2014)

I read the book because there was a huge sticker on it's cover claiming that it was bought by a major Hollywood studio to be made into a Ben Affleck-starring blockbuster. It claimed to be a mystery / thriller, so I gave it a shot.
The first half is brutally boring, there is a major (but not unexpected) twist halfway, and it gets just as boring again, until it ends. I was disappointed by the book, but when I started reading some good reviews about the movie, I thought that the adaptation must have corrected most of its flaws. Alas, it was not to be. The movie is just as uninteresting as the book, making me wonder why on earth did I waste so much time on this ridiculous story.
I never liked Ben Affleck, especially after he murdered "Daredevil", but I liked "Argo" and I thought that he might just be on a roll with this. Unfortunately for him, this movie is bad, and this time it really is not his fault. Don't waste your time (and money) on this.