Review of Enduring Love (2004) by Samuel J — 06 Jan 2011
This being one of the few films when I have in fact read the book first I must say I was definitely displeased with the outcome, I mean I watched American Psycho before I read it and it still turned out to be a better book and also a good film but this was in a way just too different to the book that it was basically a different story with the same characters. The only thing that kept this film from not being a complete pile of crap was the performances from Daniel Craig as Joe and Rhys Ifans as Jed which were very accurate portrayals of the books characters as well as the alternative ending which was surprising good almost equal to the books ending.
Joe and Clarissa are a happy couple having a picnic when suddenly behind them lurks an object that will change the course of their lives forever. A hot air balloon accident causes the death of one John Logan, and because of this Joe meets Jed Parry the God boy out to save a soul, but what Joe doesn't know is that Jed Parry is more than a simple church boy...
From that moment at the bottom of the hill events unfold that verge on horrific and bring Joe to breaking point.
As I said before it is only really the performances of Joe and Jed and the opening and ending scene, but that cannot save an entire film. The book by Ian McEwan was too messed around and the plot was only partly kept to and it really changed the whole mood of the film and it just changed the story completely in the end and not in a good way...
That is the reason why I think this film didn't live up to the book which was pretty good in comparison to this flop.
If your just looking for good performances in a film then by all means watch this, but otherwise I would avoid this at all costs.
NOT RECOMMENDED.
2/5.
This review of Enduring Love (2004) was written by Samuel J on 06 Jan 2011.
Enduring Love has generally received positive reviews.
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