Review of The Accidental Tourist (1988) by Phyllis D — 09 Jul 2016
This is a faithful adaptation of the novel by Anne Tyler. Is it a great movie? No, but it is charming and the casting was superb.
It did affirm my thoughts about the book, though. One is much better off watching the movie than reading the book; the filmmakers harvested all the charming bits (the quirky Leary siblings and their invented game of Vaccination and pantry OCD), the training of the vicious corgi, Edward, and Muriel, as played by Geena Davis. It did manage to capture that Anne Tyler writes 30 somethings as 60 somethings. All in all, though, a pleasant watch.
This review of The Accidental Tourist (1988) was written by Phyllis D on 09 Jul 2016.
The Accidental Tourist has generally received positive reviews.
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