Good book, great film

Rating: 10/10 (15 December 2013)

Usually, i prefer books to their movie adaptations, but this time i was blown away by this masterpiece. When i first saw the trailer for this film i suspected another generic coming-of-age movie with too little plot and too much cheese. This is something else entirely, Charlie is a very diverse character, and Logan Lerman brings him to life superbly. Emma Watson is a brilliant Sam and the pairs on screen relationship is so much more believable than in the novel. All of the cast have great character development and Logans story is particularly harrowing. The accuracy with which the world of high school is presented is staggering and the tension of the film gradually increases right up to the heart pounding climax. This is sure to become a cult classic, a vibrant story of friendship and i highly recommend it to anyone who remembers the trials of childhood.