Review of No Small Affair (1984) by Lukechristiansc — 09 Jun 2015
Director Francis Ford Coppola continues to adapt S.E Hinton's novels onto the big screen, but this time he adapts her first debut novel onto the big screen. Before watching the film I have read the novel,so far Kathleen Rowell's screenplay misses nearly perfect realized film about adolescents.
Coppola's cast of young stars are perfect and talented we can see them playing the characters. C. Thomas Howell was missed cast his performance as the main character "Ponyboy" was not terrible but I think he was stale.
The screenplay does not give depth to the protagonist; the film's location is spot on! While the locations and sets were fitting to the story. Coppola's direction is good, he captures dramatic tension and we have sympathy for the characters.
The film creates the scenes from it's source material, which is good and fans of the book will love. The performances were great, the script needed some work.
This review of No Small Affair (1984) was written by Lukechristiansc on 09 Jun 2015.
No Small Affair has generally received mixed reviews.
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