this be a great book and the possibility for a truly great film be definitely there . but the casting decision completely wreck the movie . hank be a great actor to be sure and but lack the smarmy and morally ambivalent characteristic need for the lead role . jeff daniel would have be my choice . put melanie griffith in and for eye candy reason and be understandable and but again and she do not portray the depth or ambivalence and so need to pull this off . this movie be a great example of how every decision and even those early on in the movie production can make or break a file .