02-16-2011, 01:52 AM
Completely agree with this great review. Took my daughter last night, we both love the book. Disappointed by the changes. First half OK, second very similar to "Centurion". I think it was a bad idea to try to make this children's novel into a movie mostly for adults. Took away a lot of the magic, and the whole "culture clash" thing they introduced in order to make it more serious/adult didn't ring true to me, especially between Marcus and Esca.
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