hm, i gave it a five

Rating: 5/10 (13 October 2000)

and i have to say that i WAITED for this movie a long time. i had read the book and loved it, loved every page of it, gave it as a present to friends who share the same sort of humour. waiting in mexico for a film about a chicago-record-store-owner might mean waiting for the video to come out. but no, i saw the film on a plane when i travelled to europe - i was so excited to see it finally and then with all the hopes and expectations found it utterly boring. mind you, it had its scenes. the ones in the shop are good, the one with springsteen is great, but in all it lacked the freshness of the book. rob marvelling about his life, makes ever so much more sense reading it than seeing him talk into the camera. i don´t know, maybe i have been expecting too much. usually i expect films made from books i like to be bad. not this time, and i felt disappointed. apparently, most people liked the film, which is good. still sad, i can´t join in the excitement... kris