Review of I Am David (2003) by Heather B — 29 May 2005

[color=white]Yesterday I watched [i]I Am David[/i] on Pay Per View. I had been wanting to see it for some time, because the book had been a favourite of mine as a child. [/color].

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[color=#ffffff]Well, the old saying of "the book is always better than the movie" still holds true. [/color].

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[color=#ffffff]It was half-decent. The performances weren't particularly great, but they weren't terrible. The visuals were alright, but nothing spectacular. It was tolerable to watch. [/color].

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[color=#ffffff]They didn't get across David's lack of knowledge about the world. In the book, there's a moment where David is trying to figure out what an orange is, for instance. They didn't show that to any full extent. He also talked to people a lot more than he did in the book. Also, a point that is halfway in the book is 15 minutes into the movie, so they skip over a lot. My major complaint is the ending, and how drastically they changed it, for the worse. Having David's mother not know of his return until the last second is a way better ending. [/color].

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[color=#ffffff]The Opinion: I think I'll go read the book. [/color].