Don McKeller ruins another movie with potential.
The novel that this film is based on is superb. The movie is absolutely dreadful. It's clear about 20 minutes in that the director (and screenwriter) did not understand the source material. In the book, the wife character makes a huge sacrifice by claiming her own blindness. I remember gasping when I read the book at what she was doing. However, in the film, she says, "You have to take me... because... I just went blind. Just now." And the CDC person or whoever responds, "Fine, that's the way you want to play it." or something like that--meaning he knew she was faking, which jeopardizes the narrative's purpose and sincerity from that point on.
Note that I'd already hated the film long before this scene played out (and it was only 21 minutes in!), but this was the nail in the coffin, so to speak. I watched another 20 minutes and shut it off. Don't waste your time on this piece of junk.
Why people continue to fund Don McKeller's scripts is beyond me. He's consistently proved himself one of the worst screenwriters in the country, yet he also seems to be the busiest. Truly mind-boggling.
The novel that this film is based on is superb. The movie is absolutely dreadful. It's clear about 20 minutes in that the director (and screenwriter) did not understand the source material. In the book, the wife character makes a huge sacrifice by claiming her own blindness. I remember gasping when I read the book at what she was doing. However, in the film, she says, "You have to take me... because... I just went blind. Just now." And the CDC person or whoever responds, "Fine, that's the way you want to play it." or something like that--meaning he knew she was faking, which jeopardizes the narrative's purpose and sincerity from that point on.
Note that I'd already hated the film long before this scene played out (and it was only 21 minutes in!), but this was the nail in the coffin, so to speak. I watched another 20 minutes and shut it off. Don't waste your time on this piece of junk.
Why people continue to fund Don McKeller's scripts is beyond me. He's consistently proved himself one of the worst screenwriters in the country, yet he also seems to be the busiest. Truly mind-boggling.