Good Movie, not as good as it could be.

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 2006)

I like Tom Hanks, as well as Ron Howard, so I am mildly disappointed in the movie. It was a bit too frenetic in the beginning and a bit too slow in the middle. It ended nicely though.
Well filmed and fairly well acted, I was a bit put off by the aforementioned slow pace in the middle of the movie. It was slow to get the people who have not read the book caught up, but for a thriller, it had too much dialogue.
Some scenes were beautiful, but the night scenes at the beginning were too dark. Don't the French know about electricity yet? I have no spoilers in this review, but I do recommend it to those who read the book. If you have not read the book, get someone to tell you the basic storyline. It will allow you to keep up.
I probably will not see it again until its release on DVD.