OK movie

Rating: 6/10 (10 January 2010)

I read the book and really enjoyed it so that of course led me to rent the movie.
The movie is quite different from the book and only covers about half of the book.
Nick Nolte as Socrates did a find job, although he played the character different to how I would have imagined from the book - in the book Socrates seemed much more lighthearted and fun, full of energy and joy. Meanwhile Dan in the book got a little annoying, but Scott Mechlowicz did a good job with the character.
The ending actually made me cry, it resonated with me. So overall not as good as the book but still worth watching. I'd recommend it to friends