Compare to the book
I have not read the book yet. For those who have read it, how did the movie compare? Just wondering.
shareIt's very close to the book. The departures were few. For instance, in the book, Reece runs across Brody out in the woods just prior to seeing the murder. That's how she knows she can trust Brody and he's not the killer -- she runs into him again right after the murder, and there's no way he could have made it back to the other side of the river so quickly had he been the killer. In the book, every man (except for Brody) is a suspect...not just Lo. In the book, Lo is a handsome ladies' man...not the unkempt, lank-haired skulker presented in the movie. In the book, Reece lives with her grandma after the restaurant murders, not with her aunt. Some of the characterization is off in the movie. In the book, Brody is MUCH more abrasive and standoffish with Reece, but his "tough love" is ultimately just what she needs. Also, the movie version of Joanie was off. In the book, she's much more caustic...hard, crusty exterior. The movie Joanie was fairly amiable and friendly. They didn't portray the relationship between Lindagail and Lo very well, so in the movie when he proposes, it's a bit WTF? But for the most part they stayed true to the book and did a pretty good job with the movie.
shareI agree the only two parts that i didnt think went along with the book was when she found the day glow paint in her whole apt. In fact in the book it was only in her bathroom and written in red ink. And the second was the ending. That was totally messed up. It didnt happen like that at all in the book. I was sitting on the couch going WTF!!!...
share<In the book, Reece lives with her grandma after the restaurant murders, not with her aunt.>
In the book, her car breaks down in the town so she is stuck. She has no relatives in the town, which is why, in the book, everyone is quick to think she's crazy, especially when her past comes out. She lives above the restaurant at which she cooks, which is owned by her (in the movie, apparently) grandmother.