Lost Brilliance of the Book

Rating: 5/10 (28 April 2017)

A disappointing movie that steers away from the things that make the book brilliant. Focus was not so much on his journeys but on his home and fight with the Royal Geological Society. Missed the mark on the script and then hollywoodizing the ending was horrible. In the book you are moved with the obstacles that they encounter on their journeys. Here they are glossed over. Also, Fawcett wasn't flushed out enough. It is a shame. This was such a brilliant book. Too bad the scriptwriter and director lost it.