Review of The World According to Garp (1982) by Bill Cosford for Miami Herald — 22 Aug 2015
What is missing from the movie is any attempt to discover a cinematic language that compares with the language of the novel. Where the book jumped, the movie plods; where the novelist came upon his themes in the course of rich exploration, the movie marches up and confronts them with all the subtlety of a morning-talk-show host.
It is hard to recall any recent movie, of whatever literary lineage, that is as dully literal and unadventurous as this one.
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This review of The World According to Garp (1982) was written by Bill Cosford and published by Miami Herald on 22 Aug 2015.
The World According to Garp has generally received positive reviews.
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