OK. Ruined by unnecessary deviation from the storyline

Rating: 5/10 (19 December 2005)

Generally I though the film was very good for telling the story, and captured the spirit of the book pretty well. Having grown up reading the books and watching the cartoon, I got to know the story pretty well, without ever noticing any of the religious allegory, so this aspect of the film didn't bother me, but one thing did.
*Spoiler here* My favourite part of this story was always leaving the Beavers home, hoping that they could reach the secret Beaver hide out before the wolves caught up with them. This part of the book had more suspense than any other, sneaking around in the dark, hoping they don't get caught. Why the director/script writer chose to mutilate this part of the story is beyond me. Whether they were trying to make this part a little more their own, like their signature, I don't know, but I felt this ruined the film. I hate when script writers do this.