I'm abstaining largely from starting a bash-filled thread (while I did give it a 4) but I am curious that the consensus
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Pheebshirl — 12 years ago(February 07, 2014 04:59 AM)
I didn't find this adaptation awful, but it was not particularly good either. I personally would rate it as an average film, probably about 5/10. My main problems with the film were the pacing (it actually started to become boring in parts), the acting (Ethan Hawke was not good, Gwyneth Paltrow was Ok but not wonderful), the complete lack of chemistry between Hawke and Paltrow and some of the writing was quite bizarre (e.g. the whole train sequence with De Niro was just weird and not at all suspenseful). I understand how changes needed to be made to adapt the novel to modern times, but I felt overall it just did not work. The characters also lacked any real character development and therefore it was hard to care for them. Anne Bancroft and Robert De Niro's performances were also both so hammy that they verged on turning the characters into comical caricatures.
I love 80's movies