honestly surprised me. Someone just gave it to me and I admit, I didn't really pay that much attention when the movie started. But I was very fast enthralled. It was really well acted, very well staged but I think what mostly caught my attention was the soundtrack.
I have no idea if it works well as adaptation of the book, but it certainly works perfectly as a movie. I expected a predictable plot, but while I was able to foresee some elements (who is the big baddy, who will be the love interest aso), there were other elements which honestly surprised me. What I loved was how the main character struggled to make the cut, that there weren't easy successes.
I noticed that another reviewer was dissatisfied with the main character because at one point one of her friends joined a mob which tried to kill her. Now, I have no idea how this works out in the book, but in the movie, I totally got her action. The attack is shown as a truly terrifying moment, and the betrayal is so deep that no other reaction to his feeble excuses would have made any sense.
In any case, this is for me a five star movie. I am not sure how well it will hold up for multiple watches, but it's certainly one of the best movies I have seen this year.
Never read the book, but the movie
honestly surprised me. Someone just gave it to me and I admit, I didn't really pay that much attention when the movie started. But I was very fast enthralled. It was really well acted, very well staged but I think what mostly caught my attention was the soundtrack.
I have no idea if it works well as adaptation of the book, but it certainly works perfectly as a movie. I expected a predictable plot, but while I was able to foresee some elements (who is the big baddy, who will be the love interest aso), there were other elements which honestly surprised me. What I loved was how the main character struggled to make the cut, that there weren't easy successes.
I noticed that another reviewer was dissatisfied with the main character because at one point one of her friends joined a mob which tried to kill her. Now, I have no idea how this works out in the book, but in the movie, I totally got her action. The attack is shown as a truly terrifying moment, and the betrayal is so deep that no other reaction to his feeble excuses would have made any sense.
In any case, this is for me a five star movie. I am not sure how well it will hold up for multiple watches, but it's certainly one of the best movies I have seen this year.