Review: Almost Kings, 2 for 1 Special
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2012
I can't remember if I foundAlmost Kingsthe movie or the book first. The interesting thing was that I was able to read and watch the movie at basically the same time, yes I did have to stop the movie a few times for me to catch up in the book.For the most part the movie plays exactly like the book. It could definitely be used as a cheat. It really doesn't make a difference, an extra forty minutes give or take and you could have read the book. Plus themoviedoesn't have the epilogue that the book does.Max Doty tells this coming of age drama set in the Midwest plays better as a book. Not that I'm knocking the acting but there are motives to the characters that aren't explained in the movie. Where the movie ends with the final numbered chapter the epilogue explains the fates of the character and it definitely puts this into perspective.NOTE: After seeing a few reviews I might have to reread this novel. I read this novel after reading the numbingly heartbreakingRoom: A Novel. So my review may be skewed because of that book but I don't think so.