Great book, so-so movie

Rating: 4/10 (25 June 2006)

I read the book some time ago and couldn't put it down. My son (who just turned 13) read it a month or so ago and felt the same way. The book has a lot of tension and suspense.
My family just got back from the movie. We were actually disappointed in it - it was a little slow. There was too much talking - which works very well in the book but not the movie. The other thing that was very disappointing was the amount of violence in the movie. Silas' discipline is covered well but subtly in the book. However, in the movie, there are graphic scenes of him with his cilice (sp?) and the whip as well. It is totally unnecessary and just makes the movie much more gory than it needs to be.
My recommendation is to skip the movie and read the book. There's a reason it's been on the bestseller list for years.