I am thinking about buying the book, but just out of interest, how true was the movie to the book? (is it page-for-page.... 50%... 30%... or just shares the same title etc...)
In the past I have read books and then watched the movie (or vice versa) and been left with mixed feelings (the Bourne Movies, Gorky Park, Da Vinci Code etc...)
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It's pretty true to the book. As usual, I found the book to be better, with more funny parts, better character development, but the movie did have Danny DeVito in a role that seems almost perfectly crafted for him. But, in short, the movie cleaves closely to the book.
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I saw the film a few years ago and have just this minute finished reading the book which I found enthralling. I've also just read Runaway Jury which was just as good - very much page turners both of them.
shareThe movie is factually true to the book, but of course the book is more fleshed out with details, more scenes, maybe a few more nonvital characters, and good writing, which always gets lost when it's turned into a movie.
shareIt is the opposite thing for me I have read the book but haven't seen the movie ,I 've found the book very good and not totally without substance ! it has a beautiful humanitarian side which tends to reality more than artificiality .I wish to see the movie .
shareThe movie mostly follows the book. However, the filmmakers changed a lot of things. They also omitted a few characters. Fans of the book may be a little disappointed in some of the changes the filmmakers made.
shareI highly recommend the book, as it is one of the best books I have ever read.
I read the book a couple of years before seeing the movie, and since I hold the book in such high refards, I was ultimately disappointed with the movie.
The casting does not hold true with the imagery I had associated with the characters in the book. Plus, many important details and characters are ommited due to the obvious time constraints of a movie.
For the most part, it follows the plot of the movie, but it doesn't hold a candle to the book. I'd say this is true of almost any movie adaptation of a book, however.
One of the items that was omitted (and in my opinion should not have been) was Donny Ray's twin brother. Its all fine and dandy to get a bone marrow transplant, but the reason it would have saved his life is because Donny Ray had an identical twin--hence the 100% certainty of a match...
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