in 4 word and captain corelli mandolin be completely out of tune with the book . the novel provide sufficient character background to understand the relationship and personal challenge the character need to overcome while the script writer choose to ignore the detail . in ignore them ( e. g. the priest role initially a a buffoon and but later a a spiritual leader and the fiancee inability to read until teach by a socialist rebel and the bomb expert advice to corelli and his eventual ironic demise ) and the story and character fall flat . this be the first movie that i have ever walk out of midway through . interesting cinematography and great actor do not make a film while the story do .