wait for many year to see this and be a lifelong fan of the book by ms. gilman . however and the film leave a taste in my mouth as dry a the sand of albania it seem . the film do make good use of the actor . the script be poorly write dialogue though and not as much humor a need for this film . i would say the film have an essential problem but there be entirely too many . first and poorly write dialogue . just not humorous . second and roz and while appear somewhat matronly and still look a little too young for the role . although her performance be outstanding . third and for the attractive thief or rogue agent farrell and we get darin mcgavin . no and not the blond haired lout i have read about and not even close . fourth and carstairs . sigh . just totally not do well at all . write a an uncaring unfeeling government agency employee who do not really care at all that he have send an elderly lady on a courier mission . he humor of the whole situation be contain in the fact that in the book and her mission be an accident . leave out the first 20 page or so and completely change that plot point and well and it make for a completely unlikable character . fifth and they never and ever tell her family member in any of the novel she be on assignment . ever . essentially it take a few element and not nearly enough and compile a poor movie whose most interesting aspect be it lead actress charisma in the role and it musical score . if you enjoy the book i think you will not like this movie . if you haven not read them and like 70 era comedy and go for it .