Review of A Good Man in Africa (1994) by Terry Lawson for Los Angeles Times — 19 Nov 2005
All of it plays a bit phony. Perhaps something was lost in the transition from book to film. The movie was adapted by novelist William Boyd himself, but it feels like it's missing something, maybe a narrative voice that gave all the coincidence and silliness some sense.
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This review of A Good Man in Africa (1994) was written by Terry Lawson and published by Los Angeles Times on 19 Nov 2005.
A Good Man in Africa has generally received mixed reviews.
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