if i have see this film before read the book first and i still would not have like it very much . however and a i have read the book and i can not write this review without compare the two . compare to the book and this film be horrible . not merely because the pace be slow and or because of the pointless change they make to the plot in place . no and what ruin it for me be the choice of actor . there be not a one and i think and who completely fit their character and but more so for the main character . take kristin and for example while in the book and she be and at the old and about 18. and yet the actress look 28. kristin be describe a be incredibly beautiful while and yet and the actress be and if not directly ugly and certainly not pretty or attractive in any way . kristin be suppose to be sweet and innocent and mild of manner in every way the epitome of the the gentle young virgin . and yet i saw few such characteristic in the way the actress portray her . and erlend . erlend be suppose to be handsome and dashing and sweep her off her foot . the very romeo to her juliet . the actor look retarded half of the time and his mouth hang open while the other half be nothing special . and then there be the pointless change in the other character . kristin bedmate and ingebjørg ( and she be the only bedmate . helga be very little involved with anything in the book ) be suppose to be blonde and very fat . kristin father be suppose to be very fair and knightly . likewise and her almost fiancé be suppose to be plump and talkative and too . and her sister be suppose to be about 6 year her young while not the same age . possibly petty complaint represent but actor make the film . choose actor that can not play their part and and you have a bad film . it as simple a that . if you want to adapt a book to the screen and please do so as accurately a possible . truth be tell and i couldn not make myself watch the last half an hour of the film and it be annoy me so much . in the book and in liked kristin while i have sympathy for her cause . in the film and i do not and at all .