A great opportunity missed.

Rating: 5/10 (16 October 2014)

I was somewhat disappointed by this movie - having heard good reviews. The acting is no more than average and there's very little in the way of tension, so I think the editing and music could have been much better.
I left the theatre feeling that the film was "pretentious" and did not do justice to the book.
Don't get me wrong it's not a bad movie, but neither is it all that good. This is a shame because given the plot, I think a different director and stronger cast could have made it into a classic.
It reminded me a bit of movies like: Jagged Edge, Basic Instinct and Fatal Attraction, but it falls way short of these in terms of what the cast and crew delivered.
A great opportunity missed.