rotten mango of a movie

Rating: Null/10 (10 August 2000)

This movie was abysmal. If there ever was a misfire...this is it. thank you, alienman, for highlighting the video game sequence. i thought the vcr was gonna spit the tape out. along with dicaprio's wretched overacting, the inappropriate soundtrack, and the sloppy editing, there was no attempt to develop characters or maintain any sort of tone. i read the book, and it is no masterpiece, but it successfully establishes characters and plot with a little suspense to spare. this flick was dead weight from the start. tilda swinton is so out of place amongst this cavalcade of bad actors that i've come to believe anything is possible. maybe adam sandler should start considering merchant/ivory projects.