A fantastic movie experience

Rating: 9/10 (5 July 2005)

I went into this not sure exactly what to expect. I didn't think it would be very true to the book, and it wasn't. I had read it about 4 weeks ago and loved it. There were VERY few similarities and I'm surprised they even attached the name to it. I also had low expectations of Spielberg after seeing Minority Report a couple of weeks prior. However I very much enjoyed this film. Very realistic and very disturbing in parts because of its realism. Some great performances from Tim Robbins and Dakota Fanning, and even Tom Cruise wasn't bad. Lovers of the book may be disappointed and I was too, which is mainly why I gave this a 9 not a 10. It is a wonderful film nonetheless even without staying true to the book. It shows genuine character development and some great suspense. In all, it was a very enthralling movie.