Poorly done...

Rating: 3/10 (6 February 2016)

For someone who read the book and loved it, this movie was quite the disappointment.
**Potential spoiler**
I read the book then immediately watched the movie. I wish I hadn't. Not only was Watanabe made out to be much nicer than he is portrayed in the book, but some of the storyline was changed as well. I get it, they most likely did it due to wanting to keep the movie under 2 and a half hours. However, I am a strong believer in that if it is a true story, keep it that way. In the book, the soldiers were starved and incredibly sick. The presentation of this in the movie was not adequate to show the conditions in which the soldiers were held.
To end on a happy note, I am happy with how they portrayed Louie during his childhood and the Olympics.
I'll stick to my books, though.