How to Turn a Fascinating Book Into a Dull Movie

Rating: 1/10 (28 November 2019)

In the novel, before Frank Sheeran goes to war in 1941 and learns the art of killing too well, he enters a jitterbug dance contest and wins first prize. You won't see that humanizing scene in the movie however, you'll see a cardboard cutout of who the man really is-in poorly paced sequences and badly written dialogue with a dull soundtrack. In the book, Sheeran is 6 '2" when he goes to war, when he returns he's 6'4"-he was not even fully grown when he went to war. Interesting detail left out and there are dozens. Sure, you can't put everything in a novel into the film but leaving out key parts that reveal so much about the main character is negligent filmmaking. I know you will watch this film if you're a film buff but you will be wanting your 3 1/2 hours back afterwards.