waste of time

Rating: 4/10 (11 December 2006)

If you've read the book.. this movie is a total and complete waste of your time! I had high hopes for this movie. I hoped, but didn't expect it would be as good as the book. And though I didn't agree with the casting of Tom Hanks (I thought Clive Owen was a better choice), I couldn't argue that Hanks is a great actor (his last few pictures notwithstanding). Seemed a pairing of Ron Howard & Hanks would deliver an excellent film.
This certainly was not the case. The movie drags even when it's in high gear. So much of the book is just glossed over that there is no soul to the movie. Hanks' Langdon is walking through the movie as if what's happening is an everyday occurrence... where's the fear, awe and incredulity?? Such a great book and story completely wasted in this movie.
As I've said; if you've read the book, this movie is a waste. If you've never read the book.. you should and forget this mess. If you have no intentions of reading the book, then who knows you might actually think the movie isn't that bad.