I don't get why this is a classic....

Rating: 3/10 (11 May 2020)

This is a sad excuse for a film adaptation of an AMAZING book. Don't get me wrong, I know that the book will almost always be better than the movie, but this was garbage. It's so boring. I can enjoy older films that move at a slower pace, but this was EXCRUCIATING. This film is over 2 hours long, yet it feels like about only 15-30 min (30 being generous) of plot played out. It truly blows my mind that it felt super rushed, yet I kept checking the run time to see when the atrocity was over. I actually was falling asleep during it and had to stop it midway to take a nap. When I started it again I figured I was about 10-15 minutes into the movie because not much had happened.....turns out I was about 40 minutes in. So basically the first hour absolutely NOTHING happens and it is a big waste of your time. I remember being absolutely captivated by the book just within the first chapter, so it's not the original story's fault. I will say that the acting is really good, even the children did a good job which can be hard to come by, but that's about all this film has going for it. Honestly I just don't think this is a book made for film. Do yourself a favor and just stick to reading the book because this film ain't it.