Rating of
4/4
A film that's better than the novel? I think so.
izzibansushi - wrote on 03/05/09
This is one of the few movies that I actually like better than the book. The book was awesome, don't get me wrong, but the movie was just so reminiscent of The Princess Bride, another movie I think I like better than the book, that I just couldn't help but adore it. The movie is far funnier than the novel, there's no doubt about that, but it does it without completely ruining the integrity of the story. Robert DeNiro gives the performance of a lifetime I feel, and I honestly didn't recognize Claire Danes until quite far into watching the film the first time, which is a good thing in my book. All around, a great film for the adventure/fantasy film lover in all of us.
