A Kaleidoscopic Carnival

Rating: 8/10 (11 May 2013)

BEE-YOU-T-FULL. slightly different from the book. 4 out of 5 stars. DiCaprio and Toby McGuire were great choices for their roles. hope DiCaprio gets nominated for the Oscars next year. the rap music was a little distracting but not unbearable. costumes were jaw droppingly gorgeous. i was moved despite some hesitance that I had entering the movie after reading some of the critics' less than positive reviews. my advice to enjoy the movie. DON'T COMPARE IT TO THE BOOK. in my opinion any respected work of literature cannot be completely satisfactorily adapted, so I wouldn't bother looking for a movie like that. just because it wasn't as good as the book, doesn't mean it's not a good movie. Go See It!