This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.
And Then There Were None
I remember getting this book this was based on from a school book sale as a youngin. I read the whole thing in one setting. Although the book isn't incredibly long, I think it took me like seven hours or something. So after that I always considered it my favorite book for a long time. I just read it again, and although there's nothing too profound about it, it's probably the perfectly constructed mystery story. Even though after it's over and you think about it there are a lot of incredible improbabilities. Nonetheless, the idea is great and it's presented perfectly.
The movie was done well, although like any movie based off of a book you love, the changes have a tendency to irk you. There are a few changes. And the ending in particular is a different "happy" ending. This was the biggest disappointment, but I'm trying to think if there would be a way to even present the actual ending in a way that any studio would have approved.
Anyways Walter Huston is in it, and that's usually enough for a movie to be worth seeing.
Rating: 8/10