As movie adaptions of books go this is a great one. That
being said the setting in time of the film is about thirty
years later than the book. This prevents the story line of
Carol the nurse, who as a child was in a Nazi concentration
camp, from being developed. Her relationship with Roy is
skipped in the movie and of course since it is set thirty
years later she is too young to have been in a concentration
camp in World War II. Much of Thompson's dialogue from the
book is in the film and it is from another time and doesn't
always fit to a 90s time setting. Aside from moving the movie
to thirty years in the future this is a great adaption that
is very faithful to Thompson's story. This film has an
atmosphere that drips off the screen. Anjelica Huston is
perfect. John Cusack and Annette Bening are not too shabby
either. This is a superb film and you will never look at a
bag full of oranges the same way again.
Paul Miller
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