I am a man of honesty, rather like the Souls in the movie. When I walked out of the movie after seeing it, the first thing I did was check it's Reception section on its Wikipedia page, and I confess to being rather surprised to find out that it was so universally panned, because I actually rather enjoyed it.
I agree, it wasn't quite Harry Potter, or Casablanca, but I thought that there were moments - quite a few, actually - where I found myself actually really enjoying it. And, in my opinion, that's what makes a movie count. What made me really sad, though, is that it is yet another movie starring Saoirse Ronan that has suffered from bad reviews, and that distresses me, because I think she is a wonderful actress.If ever I meet her, I'm going to tell her not to ever repeat some of her lines in this movie, or some of her others, like in The Lovely Bones, in her American accent, because I will never be able to get it out of my head.
That said, I can sort-of see what people didn't like about the film, particularly as it was based on a book which, I confess, I have only just bought and not quite found the time to read. Film adaptations of critically acclaimed novels rarely do well.
I agree, it wasn't quite Harry Potter, or Casablanca, but I thought that there were moments - quite a few, actually - where I found myself actually really enjoying it. And, in my opinion, that's what makes a movie count. What made me really sad, though, is that it is yet another movie starring Saoirse Ronan that has suffered from bad reviews, and that distresses me, because I think she is a wonderful actress.If ever I meet her, I'm going to tell her not to ever repeat some of her lines in this movie, or some of her others, like in The Lovely Bones, in her American accent, because I will never be able to get it out of my head.
That said, I can sort-of see what people didn't like about the film, particularly as it was based on a book which, I confess, I have only just bought and not quite found the time to read. Film adaptations of critically acclaimed novels rarely do well.