04-02-2005, 08:00 AM
Just got back from seeing it.
The good news is, it's very faithful to the novels. The bad news is, it's very faithful to the novels.
Nick Stahl nailed the part of the Yellow Bastard, ditto with Rourke as Marv. The casting was quite dead on imo.
Again just my opinion, but there's some parts that I think worked great in the book, but on film ran a bit long, or too close to being hokey. Not a lot, but a noticeable few moments. Mostly some dialogue.
But overall, I enjoyed it. Elijah 'Frodo' Wood need not worry about being typecasted as a hobbit after this role.