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Review title: A Snoozer
Product review: Oh, I am so disappointed--in Ron Howard, Tom Hanks, and Audrey Tautou. The adaptation of book to screen had such possibilities! Unfortunately, it ends up as an "action" film without the subtle substance of the book. If the viewer had not read the book first, I'm not sure they would have a clue what was going on in the film. For those of us who read the book, there is disappointment in the efforts to push everything into 149 minutes. It doesn't work.Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors but he is like a cardboard cutout here. There are no emotions. As one reviewer reflected, Hanks seemed consummately bored with the whole endeavor. The character gave nothing to the audience to hold on to. The same is true for Audrey Tautou and her character. There was no chemistry between the two; the viewer has a difficult time empathizing with the characters, or engaging in the adventure with them. So, read the book and save your popcorn for a different film. This one is a big disappointment all around.
