Having read this book, as well as several of Dekker's other works and enjoyed them, though this not has much has the Circle Trilogy, and, not being a Christian, I still have to say it was pretty good. The story itself doesn't exactly forge a new...
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Having read this book, as well as several of Dekker's other works and enjoyed them, though this not has much has the Circle Trilogy, and, not being a Christian, I still have to say it was pretty good. The story itself doesn't exactly forge a new trail, thought it tries hard to be something clever. It doesn't exactly accomplish this goal, not entirely. The clues throughout are not exactly well hidden, and I'll admit that there's a great deal of difference in terms of subtlety between the book and the film, the latter having a good bit less. The acting in the film is less than stellar, but, I've certainly seen much worse. Much of the dialog seems forced, from all involved.

The cinematography was pretty good, but the special effects were pretty weak. There were a few moments that you see and you think, wow, there's where the budget went. But otherwise, it's pretty subpar. All in all, it's a fairly decent adaptation, but it's definitely nothing spectacular.