Contains Spoilers Well I had seen the Power of One when I was quite little and I remember really enjoying it. Now a few years later, I have read the book and I was extremley disappointed with the changes they made in the movie. First off Peekay has no love interest. Also his mother does not die and Peekay does not stand for Peter something something or whatever it was. In the book it has a special meaning and the film failed to highlight this. He also does not gain the scholarship to Oxford. The film failed to portray Peekay they way the book intended him to be. Since peekay was around 6 he has dreamed of being the welterweight champion of the world. The film totaly missed this out. It missed out alot of the things that happened to him during his upbringing which molded his charcter. Of course the film could not include all of these but I felt they missed out a few of the important ones.
However, I did give this film a 8 out of 10. If we take away the book, the film is great. The actors are superb and it moves along at a good speed. Dorff and Freeman are excellent.
However, I did give this film a 8 out of 10. If we take away the book, the film is great. The actors are superb and it moves along at a good speed. Dorff and Freeman are excellent.