Review of The Eye of the Storm (2011) by Scott B — 23 Sep 2012

I enjoyed it but can't help thinking that there is much more to the story than a film adaptation can really ever hope to achieve - at least this film adaptation didn't achieve what the novel must.

You can see the attempt at capturing White's penchant for strikingly visceral leitmotif - think flies on preserved fruit or worms in dark earthy soil - but it's far too literal an interpretation of work that is literally dense and packed full of humanity.

Something a little bit more PoMo or original in the presentation may have lifted the film to great heights. As it stands it is a nice film with particularly nice performances and nice costumes and nice sets.

And not much else.