don not even think of watch this without first read the book . and if you have read the book do not put yourself through this mockery of one of the most outstanding novel ever . this movie take from one of the great work ever craft by man and somehow screw it all up . it take way too many liberty with the story and replaces almost all of the theme and metaphor with simplistic and uninspired doppelganger . although the book be exemplary this movie only take from it slightly . the screen writer probably do not even read the book . the theme be inane . the dialogue be downright horrible ( except when take from camus exactly ) . the actor while well mean do not hit the mark with their character . and serious flaw in the story line be plentiful like weed . also plentiful be female nudity and but it not erotic or even meaningful it just obnoxious and quite frankly sickening . unless you want to see a version of the plague that put oran in south america in 199. and change the rambert character to a woman who finger herself in a cafe while check for bubo and change tarrou and grand into giggle novelty and and replace the enlighten separation theme from the second part of the novel and change it so that the character and merely horny and than this be for you . this plague be an insult and owner of the right to camus work should be shoot for let this mockery manifest itself . don not bother with this awful movie . bullet be cheap and provide the same feeling when put into heart . if you be at all interested in rent or buy this awful movie and do not . read the book . it be one of the best you will ever read i guarantee . plus it turn this movie into a comedy a you laugh at the possible thought of the producer and screenwriter and actor and director and grip and cinematographer and etc . it apparently impossible to give no star with a review . so now the maker of this film owe me one . however bad the movie be the book make up for it in spade . if you enjoy the movie ( shame on you ) read the book and be amaze at how good it could have be .