Product: All the King's Men [Blu-ray] (2007)
Rating: 4.0
A Best Effort
Trying to make a movie of the book "All The King's Men" is difficult. The main reason is that what makes the book enjoyable, and gives it depth, is the narrative.It's not possible to put all that narrative and commentary into a movie.Another reason that makes a movie difficult is the just the length of the novel. It's a long book.This production does an excellent job of attempting to make a good film from the book. The acting is good. The casting is good. At times it seemed that a lot of the filming was done in dark places but other than that it was a solid movie. It really helps if one has read the book first. I enjoyed seeing the characters from the book come to life in the movie.It's worth owning if you get a good price for the DVD. Definitely worth renting in any case.