If you enjoyed Steinbeck's 'Cannery Row', you will probably hate this. If you wanted to see the book brought to the screen, you will not find it here. There is no excuse, or conceivable explanation, for the complete departure in this film from the book's character and story. The book is short enough to be rendered faithfully, the characters are colorful enough to satisfy any audience, and the story is beautiful. This is not a case of mere alterations of character and story details, which are to be expected with most adaptations. This is a case of film makers stealing the name, setting and period of a book, along with a few of the characters names and basic biographical data, and setting out to write their own story, as if the original text had none to offer. The result, this film, has nothing of the soul of Steinbeck's 'Cannery Row'. It has no soul at all, and its makers have surely lost theirs.
I'd still like to see this book brought to the screen. The film I want to see does not exist.
I'd still like to see this book brought to the screen. The film I want to see does not exist.