To be fair, the book wasn't good either, but the movie was a lot worse. Because of the new ending, there were so many parts of the movie that just didn't make sense. There was minimal character development, and Freeman was just not evil enough to truly play Curtis. Having said that, let's get to the real point:
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Are we supposed to believe that an all-powerful alien protecting earth from other aliens would assume the identity of a boy with Down's Syndrome? Does this make any sense to anyone? This is a different ending from the book, and is totally stupid. Also, the dialogues between Jonesy and Mr. Grey were not developed at all. This was a central focus of the book, and the movie makes no sense without it. The movie could have been good, but the writers blew it with this new ending.
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Don't waste your time and hard earned money on this piece of crap. Sorry Mr. King, this was a terrible job on what wasn't your best book to begin with.
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Are we supposed to believe that an all-powerful alien protecting earth from other aliens would assume the identity of a boy with Down's Syndrome? Does this make any sense to anyone? This is a different ending from the book, and is totally stupid. Also, the dialogues between Jonesy and Mr. Grey were not developed at all. This was a central focus of the book, and the movie makes no sense without it. The movie could have been good, but the writers blew it with this new ending.
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Don't waste your time and hard earned money on this piece of crap. Sorry Mr. King, this was a terrible job on what wasn't your best book to begin with.