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Title: Great book, disappointing movie
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Running With Scissors" and was thrilled to learn that they were going to make a movie of it. Sadly, the movie was a big disappointment. Yes it follows the plot-lines of the book, but Augusten Burroughs's wry, entertaining voice is completely lost in the translation. The movie plods along, and although Annette Benning is terrific, and Evan Rachel Wood good also, they can't save this one. The worst thing about it is actually the soundtrack-- not the music itself, which is a grab-bag of unremarkable 1970s songs-- but it's loud, intrusive, and badly placed. Again and again the characters are talking OVER a song and you can't even hear them.Save your money. Buy Augusten Burroughs's next book instead.
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