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