I waited a long time to see this movie. I should have kept waiting. This is a prime example of how someone making a film who doesn't know how, also doesn't know how to interpret a book, I would imagine. But I loathed this truly regrettable uninspiring piece of cement-drying dullness so much that I wouldn't read the book now if it came with a million dollars. And I think that is a vicious thing to do to any author!!
What was it trying to say? A statement about deaf people? A statement about how kids are treated and not heard? A statement about anything at all?
Good direction and a decent script, a few subtitles and it should have been at least watchable. However, because I kept waiting for the big reveal, I forced myself to keep watching at the 15 minute mark, 25 minutes, 55 minutes and then, with gritted teeth the rest of this hash job. The 'big reveal' comes to you with little paper people with pasted heads on and ANOTHER story... typed on little bits of paper during a bus ride.
Horrible muck. Should have been good. Wasn't. Please, can we have a proper director do a re-make.
What was it trying to say? A statement about deaf people? A statement about how kids are treated and not heard? A statement about anything at all?
Good direction and a decent script, a few subtitles and it should have been at least watchable. However, because I kept waiting for the big reveal, I forced myself to keep watching at the 15 minute mark, 25 minutes, 55 minutes and then, with gritted teeth the rest of this hash job. The 'big reveal' comes to you with little paper people with pasted heads on and ANOTHER story... typed on little bits of paper during a bus ride.
Horrible muck. Should have been good. Wasn't. Please, can we have a proper director do a re-make.