Fun, popcorn movie! Read the book as well though!

Rating: 10/10 (12 August 2018)

I get it! It's not a page for page recreation of the book, but that's what happens in adaptations.
Cline wrote the book, and helped write the script. In college i learned that the most important part of adapting books to scripts is telling the linear narrative.
How do we get Wade from point A to point B while keeping as many elements of the book without it being obtrusive on the narrative.
In this respect, the film nails it in spades
It's Spielberg at his most creative. He directs in a world full of possibilities and wonder that serve as eye candy while the story thrusts us into this dystopian Ohio.
In the end, it's a fun, escapist film that reminds those of us of a certain age how great are childhoods were, with literally 1000's of pop culture references.
But read the book along with seeing the movie, to round out the whole narrative.
Both are excellent!!