I was supposed to read this book a long time ago in high school, as I was not one for reading, I never did. But if this movie is just like the Mark Twain classic, perhaps someday I'll take a look. The movies tells the adventures of Huck Finn (Elijah Wood in his pre-Frodo days), a semi-literate, wonderful liar of a kid in Missouri who runs away from home. Along the way, he meets up with a run-away slave and friend, Jim (Courtney B. Vance), and raft up and down the Mississippi River, evading the hoards of people trying to chase them down. Along the way, they run into a rich family involved in a feud with their neighbors, robbers, thieves, and a pair of gentlemen who are even better at plotting and acting than Huck Finn, played by Robbie Coltrane and Jason Robards. The folksy dialogue that is the staple of Twain books is reproduced perfectly by the actors, and the offbeat stories are paced well. There are 3 main stories in the movie, each taking about a third of the movie, so no lingering on one story at the expense of others. The film also has a good look to it, the idea that it is 1850 Missouri is easily bought. The costumes and set designs are solid. For good, solid, family entertainment, you can do much worse than The Adventures of Huck Finn.
Review of The Adventures of Huck Finn
