An admittedly disappointing homage to the great novel...

Rating: 5/10 (10 June 2006)

The movie pales in comparison to the very shadow the book casts, maybe not an utter disappointment, but darn close. The book's pacing and the way the story was laid out was spectacular yet the movie couldn't seem to emulate that effect. Not one of Hank's best performances for sure, however, the actor that really stood out was Paul Bettany, who, was stunning as Silas, capturing the essence of the character masterfully. All in all I don't think it was worth the money, I'm sure many would contest that statement, and I myself never thought I'd say that about a film remake of such a good book but I stand by my opinion. With such a high calibre crew I figured they would've been able to pull it off nicely, or maybe my high opinion of the book tainted my review of the film, whatever the case, 5 out of 10 I'd say. Would've given it six had I not almost fallen asleep waiting for it to end due to the lengthly process of tying loose ends about 3/4 of the way through...