Any attempt to make a film from William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch would have been impossible, and thankfully this movie doesn't try to do that. Instead, it takes the same surreal, nightmarish feel of the book and applies it to the story of how Naked Lunch was written. My advice: If you've read this book already and are expecting an equally brilliant film, you will be disappointed. And if you don't care for the movie, read the book anyway. Aside from all that, the Naked Lunch movie, on it's own, is pretty impressive. You have to see this movie at least once in your life.