I thought the movie was actually better than what I thought it would be. I would recommend that you read the novel before the movie because there are many different changes in the movie from the novel. For example, the character the sear, who would just hang around the beach and help Doc occasionally. Also the new part of Suzie who worked at the bear flag restaurant and had fallen in love with Doc were some example of differences from movie to book. Another one is how they only had one party instead of two parties for Doc. Overall I actually thought the part of Suzie made the movie more interesting but wouldn't fit withthe style of the book.
Review of Cannery Row
