utter waste of time.

Rating: 1/10 (19 March 2006)

this film is truly tragic.
it's annoying for me to say that as a hardcore Boyle fan. but he can not have been serious when he made this. Alex garland's 'the beach' is one of my most favourite books in the world. it's completely different to the film. this ridiculous film turns an original, psychological thriller into some cheap romantic action packed joke. it misses out two of the main characters, it definitely missed the point with daffy duck (the storyline which makes the book as good as it is), it makes up the Francoise and Richard thing completely.
Ewan McGregor or cillian Murphy should have been Richard, who, by the way, is supposed to be English with black hair and a pale complexion.
if you haven't seen it, read the book first. if you have seen it and liked it, read the book and then decide if you like it. chances are you will not. if you have seen it and get as wound up about it as i do, high five.
READ THE BOOK.