From this film, I've learned that movies can never live up to the books. It's hard to tell whether people who didn't read the books liked it. It was much of a disappointment for me, a huge fan of the books. Some of the scenes weren't put in that were my favourite scenes in the books, and there were extra scenes, which were ridiculous. The screenplay was done by Anthony Horovitz himself, so I thought that maybe it might be like the book, but it was far from the book.
I have to say fair play to Alex Pettyfer for doing his most of his own stunts. Mrs Jones was nothing like what I expected, and Mr. Blunt in the books was supposed be dull, and boring but in this, he was just like as if he was trying too hard. I was so annoyed that Sabina Pleasure was put in the first film, because, she's not supposed to come into Alex's life until the third book 'Skeleton Key'. The person who I actually thought suited their character perfectly was Ashley Walters who played Wolf. I was SO disappointed that Yassen was red headed! I was confused also because there was a 'Mr. Crawley' in the book, but in this film they changed it to 'Crawford'. Nadia Vole was strange, I wasn't sure if Missi Pyle was good for the role. Alicia Silverstone was completely fake in this film, which is a shame because she's normally a great actress. This film would be scary and intense for little kids, but for the fans of the books, I wouldn't say it will live up to your expectations...
I have to say fair play to Alex Pettyfer for doing his most of his own stunts. Mrs Jones was nothing like what I expected, and Mr. Blunt in the books was supposed be dull, and boring but in this, he was just like as if he was trying too hard. I was so annoyed that Sabina Pleasure was put in the first film, because, she's not supposed to come into Alex's life until the third book 'Skeleton Key'. The person who I actually thought suited their character perfectly was Ashley Walters who played Wolf. I was SO disappointed that Yassen was red headed! I was confused also because there was a 'Mr. Crawley' in the book, but in this film they changed it to 'Crawford'. Nadia Vole was strange, I wasn't sure if Missi Pyle was good for the role. Alicia Silverstone was completely fake in this film, which is a shame because she's normally a great actress. This film would be scary and intense for little kids, but for the fans of the books, I wouldn't say it will live up to your expectations...