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Title: Ultimately unsatisfying
Review: Of course there is the inevitable comparison to the original b/w film, but even in absence of that, this version just doesn't cut it as an adaptation or re-imagining of the novel.The color photography does not help at all. The Jamaican island scenery is too pretty, given the subject matter and the boys' behavior. Changing the boys from British schoolboys to American military academy brats does nothing for the film.Worst of all, having an adult show up at the end and ask aloud, "What are you guys doing?" just provokes unintended laughter besides being unnecessary.Skip this and rent the older version instead.
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