Very solid, and mostly well cast, with Franco doing good work as both actor and director. I was just surprised that, after staying so faithful to the book in so many ways, the last scene departs from the novel significantly, and not for the better. Basically, it truncates the book's ending and has Jason do something very different and less interesting. Plus, the change didn't even appear needed for budgetary or time purposes, or because it would be difficult to depict on film -- both endings involve the same characters and a wagon.
I also think the Quentin section would have been improved by including a couple more minutes of his interactions with the little Italian girl and others as he tries to bring her home to her family.
Still, definitely worth seeing if you like the novel (I'm not sure what I would have thought if I hadn't read the book).
I also think the Quentin section would have been improved by including a couple more minutes of his interactions with the little Italian girl and others as he tries to bring her home to her family.
Still, definitely worth seeing if you like the novel (I'm not sure what I would have thought if I hadn't read the book).