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Title: Great book -- so-so movie...
Review: How do you turn a book as visceral and gut-wrenching as the Lord of the Flies and turn it into Hollywood mush? If you want the answer to that question, watch this movie. Otherwise, don't bother. The acting is not exactly Haley Joel Osment quality, the scenes of savagery are played down IMO so they lose some of their horrific nature, and some of the dialogue and scenes are dumbed down.One area where this movie does get it right is the sets and the cinematography. The stunningly beautiful scenery does provide a nice offset to the action on screen. Leave it to Hollywood to get the look right -- enough to suck you in with a great trailer -- yet fail to deliver the goods.
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