this be one of the few time that i have be badly mislead by the review on imdb . i avoid this film in the past because of this and but think it would be a good soft film to watch on video with with a friend and his wife ( she doesn not like difficult film ) . what a revelation . i understand that people who have read the book may be disappoint and but a an uneducated viewer this be a fantastic film . novel situation and novel location ( beautiful image and even though the beach be re model ) and novel plot and novel character ( all of whom be wildly different yet possible to sympathise with except maybe for bug ) . this film have everything in it that i find so desperately lack in the average hollywood pulp i be force to watch with friend . and i like the fact that the film make a few surprising change in style . i hate know the end of a story at least an hour before it finally grind it inevitable way there ( see any action film ) .