I've been watching movies lately, saw A simple man, The lovely bones and An Education.
I really loved "An Education" although I didn't like the end, it was really well acted throughout and very well paced. I feel that the end really distracted from the film as a whole though and kicked it down a few notches for me, I don't understand why they felt the need, but still very watchable and enjoyable.
A simple man was excellent, intriguing and interesting the entire way through with a great ending, one of the few films I've seen this year which had no serious flaws. Loved it. I haven't got much to say about it, it just needs to be watched.
The Lovely bones...well I liked it as a film, but it's all very nice and quite lightweight. I think Sebold's novel works because it contrasts the terrible with the wonderful, like there's a passage where Susie watched over as her sister loses her virginity, and the balance of Susie's joy of her sister's happiness and her recollections of her own terrible experience is perfect.
There was none of that in the film, it was all a bit nice (as much as a film with this subject matter could be) and much of the different dimensions of the characters was taken out.
The dad for instance has more of a reason for his behavior, rather than in the book he just falls apart (more realistic) & the removed plot line with the mother.
Still watchable though, certainly not terrible.
