简介：Manypeoplecriticizeafilmbasedonhowcloseitrelatesandcarriesoverfromitsnovelorwrittenform. However,knowingupfrontthatthisfilmisNOTthebookanddarestoactuallygoindifferentdirectionsthanthebook,mayallowfora viewertobeabitmoreopenaboutthepointofthestoryandnotnecessarilythestoryitself. Iadorethenovel.WhenthefilmcameoutIwascrassabouthowmuchwasomittedorchangedorembellished.Butthen,severalyearslater,Iwatcheditagain.IwasamazedathowmanyoftheunknownactorsI'dseenbeforehadbecomehugeHollywoodstaples(JohnLithgow'samazingperformance,GlennClose,RobinWilliams,Hume&Jessica,MaryBethHurt,thewonderfulSwoosieKurtz,thegodessAmandaPlummer, andevenacameofromJohnIrvinghimself!). Thisfilmisalivewithbrillianttalent.Andlet'snotforgetthemusicaswell.FromtheopeningscoreoftheBeatles,WHENI'M64totheclosingsoundsofthehelicopter,thisfilmssountrackaloneisworthdrawingattention-simple,honest,pure. Thereismagicinthisfilmthatmakesitatimeless,yetperiodpiece. Iftheviewercomparesittothenovel,theremaybedisappointmentordisapproval.However,allowedtostandalone,thisfilmwillsurelyendearitselftoanyviewer'sheart.…