The Village vs. Running Out of Time...?

Rating: Null/10 (10 August 2004)

As soon as I saw the movie, the first thing I thought of was the book a read about four years ago called Running Out Of Time. I noticed the extreme similarities in the plots and I wondered "can they do that?"... however I enjoyed the book and I also enjoyed the movie, so I let it slide. But today on the radio I heard that there is a possible law suit against Mr.Sham from the creators of this book! Was The Village a rip off of a young adult's novel?? Surely with how much success he has had with his previous movies Sham would never have... or would he?? I'd like to think not. Anyone who has read this book, please comment! I am interested to hear what everyone else has to say on this subject!
P.S. if you haven't read it, I recommend the book. It's quite good!!