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Sometimes life leads you to the most mysterious places.
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Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city. full summary | full synopsis
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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: August 4, 2009
(From Rope Of Silicon. 4 August 2009, 12:30 AM, PDT)
Miller Agreed To Movie Flop To Escape Media Intrusion
(From WENN. 24 June 2009, 11:56 AM, PDT)
(From Rope Of Silicon. 4 August 2009, 12:30 AM, PDT)
Miller Agreed To Movie Flop To Escape Media Intrusion
(From WENN. 24 June 2009, 11:56 AM, PDT)
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If you liked the book - DON'T WATCH THIS
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jon Foster | ... | Art Bechstein |
 | Peter Sarsgaard | ... | Cleveland Arning |
 | Sienna Miller | ... | Jane Bellwether |
 | Nick Nolte | ... | Joe Bechstein |
 | Mena Suvari | ... | Phlox Lombardi |
 | Omid Abtahi | ... | Mohammed |
 | Keith Michael Gregory | ... | Keith |
 | Don Wadsworth | ... | Class Instructor |
| Christian Hand | ... | Punk Rock Bathroom Patron |
| Jarid Faubel | ... | Mohawk Man |
| Tim Hartman | ... | Restaurant Manager |
 | Seth Adams | ... | Feldman |
| Jocelyn Wrzosek | ... | Townie |
 | Patrick Jordan | ... | Phlox's New Boyfriend |
| Stephen Liska | ... | Jimmy Breezy |
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Max Minghella was originally attached to play Art but dropped out due to school commitments.
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Wow. What a terrible adaptation of a beautiful novel. Here are just a few gripes. - The screenwriter eliminated two major characters from the book. - Plot has been grotesquely altered. - Voiceovers sound as if they were directly lifted from written passages (which may read well but are not the same when spoken, especially with Chabon's writing style). - The acting is more wooden than a log cabin. (Esp. Bechstein) - This is supposed to be set in 1983??? Feels more like 2003...
To be fair I couldn't bring myself to finish watching this movie, so it's possible that it redeemed itself... (sarcasm). I truly hope that no one paid to see this, or at least anyone who read the book hoping for something decent (a la Wonder Boys). I like Chabon as a writer but he should be ASHAMED of this adaptation.
No stars.