not a too bad novel to big screen adaptation

Rating: 8/10 (23 February 2009)

The movie was not exactly what I expected, but better than a lot of novel to movie stories I have seen. It wasn't bad, worth the look if you liked the book. The beginning was a little hard to understand if you hadn't read the book since there was so much more to the early school days. I did not like Edwards exaggerated makeup, his lips were way too red in many scenes. I loved the adaptation of Jacob - hit the nail right on the head. Other than that it pretty much delivered on how I imagined the story to be on film. Its an about 9 hour audio listen down to 112 minutes on film - so it is what it is. But, I'm a 40 something viewer that had high expectations for a teeny booper film, so again it is what it is, so be it. Ultimaely, I liked it. See it if you liked the book. I'm looking forward to the next one.