It is quite fast-paced, especially when compared with the novel! It is romantic and exciting and oh-so-intense. Especially the ending.
I just LOVED Richard Coyle as John Ridd. Then again, I tend to LOVE Richard Coyle. And Aidan Gillen made a dramatic, oh-so-dangerous villain. He made Carver Doone so much more interesting, I thought. A truly memorable villain!
I thought this film did a great job with the characters, the characterization!!! And the romance was lovely.
Have you seen this one, what did you think?
© 2012 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
2 comments:
I own this one on DVD, and I think I watched it 3 times in a row when it first aired. I loved Aiden Gillen as Carver Doone! I think that's the one thing I missed most while reading the book--Carver Doone just wasn't as awesome.
I loved this movie and the soundtrack. Couldn't get it out of my head and even now it is fresh in my mind though I haven't seen it for years. I tried reading the book and couldn't get into it but the movie was wonderful!
Aidan Gillen was a fantastic villain. He is on Game of Thrones now and I'm kind of disappointed with his acting though he is supposed to be a sort of villain too. I've also seen him in other stuff that wasn't as good as this role.
I want to try the Clive Owen/Sean Bean film version someday too. I'm sure Sean Bean would make a good Carver Doone but maybe not as good as Aidan Gillen...
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