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Left Behind (2000)
Awful
This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. The entire extended family got together for a video viewing, and most walked out. The book was wonderful. Of course, film adaptations of books must be compromises, but this one is beyond the pale. The story is very incomplete. If you haven't read the book, you may have no idea what's going on. The characters are not consistent with the book; nor are they remotely believable -- even if you just take the film on its own and not as a representation of the book. My husband bought this video for me when we were on vacation during spring break. He said the lesson he learned is that if a video is in a bin on sale for $2.00 at WalMart, he should not buy it!!
Mrs. Harris (2005)
Boring Movie
I looked forward with some anticipation to watching this film Saturday. What a disappointment. The kindest thing I can say is that the movie is really boring. The dialog was dull and unnatural. The actors seemed miscast. There were elements of humor, but not enough to make the film a parody. Annette Bening's voice was distractingly strange.
The fake accents were not convincing. The story itself was told in an interesting way, but the story was dull, the characters were not sympathetic. It's probably important to LIKE someone in a story.
I normally count on HBO to give us really good films -- entertaining movies on interesting topics, well acted, and compelling. Sadly, this particular film failed on everything except the topic, which I did think would be interesting.
So, save your time. Opt for another film more deserving of your attention.