Left in the middle of it, it was so bad.

Rating: 1/10 (19 May 2006)

I expected something more than cliché acting and directing from anything Ron Howard and Tom Hanks had something to do with. I think this movie was written only for people who had read the book, at best.
I hadn't read it, and was not only completely lost, I was extremely bored. I didn't care about any of the characters, their quest, or anything that was going on. Everything seemed disjointed to me, and there was no shortage of coincidences and lucky breaks.
I always like to go to movies that have a lot of buzz the first day they hit theaters, and the theater was quite crowded for a Friday matinée. I heard quite a few gasps and sighs, and I don't think I was the first to walk out. After this week, I predict, the crowds will subside drastically...
AWFUL FLICK.
(For reference--others I've walked out on that come to mind as awful, too: Punch Drunk Love, The Pledge)