The Book is Better!

Rating: 4/10 (22 May 2006)

I read the book first in hopes that the movie would do it justice. My fault for being an optimist. It didn't. For the most part, the movie is similar to the book. However, there is one important part that is different, but I won't say what. I was disappointed with that. Not only that, but I thought the movie jumped around too much and left out important details that the book included. If I had not read the book first, I'm sure I would have loved the movie, but I didn't. I enjoyed the book much more and don't think the movie was very well done. Also, I thought that Tom Hanks' character in the movie took a back seat to Audrey Tatou's. I felt that he should have been the leading role. I just wish the movie had been more like the book.