Title: Very Disappointing
Product review: I was pleasantly surprised when I found that The River King, one of my favorite Alice Hoffman books, had been made into a movie. Honestly, I did not have my hopes up though. It just came out in 2005 & I'd heard nothing about it. I bought it anyway. Big mistake! It was terrible. The basic plot follows the book, but that's the only recognizable element of the extraordinary novel. Hoffman's writing is elegant & descriptive. The natural world intrudes on the man-made one. There are legends of the past that come to play on current events. None of this was included. More than once, I felt that simple voice-over could have helped to enhance the film and include all of the internal activites. And I'm not generally a fan of voice overs. I generally like Ed Burns, but he was miscast in this role. In fact, all of the major roles were miscast. If you're as curious as I was and are a fan of Hoffman, rent the movie before you buy.
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