This Film Is Trash, Read The Book.

Rating: Null/10 (5 December 2004)

This film seriously falls short of the great novel by Alex Garland and I was very disappointed. I can't believe after watching this film that Garland signed away a beautiful, gripping and thought-provoking novel, which operated on so many levels, to this dumbed-down Hollywood trash movie. This movie is pretty much a huge insult to the narrative ability of Garland. In fact, the film butchers some of the most important themes. The book is much deeper, and more thorough. Some of the main themes, were in fact lost on the film. This film is certainly a classic mass entertainment no-brainer, which could be pleasant to watch, without the knowledge of what an insult it is to a great piece of fiction. To discover and understand the meaning of The Beach please take a little longer and read the book, it is well worth it.