A perfect example of why novel-to-screen adaptations are not always recommended...

Rating: 1/10 (19 March 2008)

I have to express my clear disappointment at this movie's win of the Best Picture award. While I've perused this site and have read the message boards, I remain astounded at the abuse directed at the people who express my same opinions. ("If you don't like this movie, stick to Transformers, idiot!" And so on.) What people must realize is that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and that's the benefit of sites such as this.
That said, I felt that the film adaptation lagged, whereas the descriptions in the novel assisted in carrying the story through its slower parts. Though many loose ends are never tied up or at least partially resolved, the reader doesn't feel as robbed as the viewer does. I remain thoroughly and completely surprised that a movie featuring so much senseless violence and gore, without the accompanying resolution or explanation, and which carries such a message of hopelessness, became this year's hit. We had so many wonderful films to choose from instead.