Disappointing, if you've read the book

Rating: 2/10 (15 March 2009)

You'd think making a screenplay of a well-written , successful book, where the whole plot takes place in less than twenty-four hours would be pretty easy, right? As a screenwriter, you're being handed something on a platter. Well, they managed to take a fun, funny, fast-paced book and turn it into a SLOW, boring movie. I could barely make it through.
And given that one of the main bonding points for the two main characters is music, you'd expect a good soundtrack, too. Considering the characters are all running around trying to locate a PUNK band, wouldn't that beg for lost of fast, punky music? Nope - slow, overwrought, bland musak for a soundtrack.
This could have (easily) been such a good film, but the makers totally dropped the ball. I recommend the book - it's much better.