Good film

Rating: 8/10 (24 January 2006)

I see that this film had the worst reviews the time it came out, but since i have this habit of liking some films even if they had bad reviews, i went onto check out this one....and I'm glad i did that.
I had read the book, so that was one reason i decided to check this out as well...Though it should be admitted that the story was altered a bit here and there..the film is fun to watch. Some characters are missing and the end is somewhat different too and Richard's affair with Francoise is more open in the movie. But you wouldn't get the fabulous photography or the wonderful soundtrack on the book r8...So i guess its worth it. Plus there are some extras available on the DVD like an alternate beginning and ending and some deleted scenes, story boards etc...
As for the movie...its fun to watch, maybe it gets a bit dull towards the 'Richard in the jungle' part, which is a bit too complex in the book too i guess... But the cast has done their part well...so has the director and props mainly to the cinematographer and all...