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There are some books, like Cider House Rules by John Irving
that you just can't make into movies. Yes, I know he did the screenplay himself, but the little wretch is an egomaniac . Much as I disagree with his beliefs on abortion, it is an exceptional work, way too big and nuanced a story to pare down. Other, simpler books just got fucked up by the director/casting like Mystic River. Sean penn was perfect, nobody else fit the book's characters though. It's one of those movies where if you have read the book, don't bother watching it. Anthony Hopkins was always the wrong person for Hannibal Lector IMO. He doesn't come across like any real life serial killer I've ever read about, doesn't look like one either. The thing is they don't usually look the way people think they look. Anyway, David Carradine or Michael Caine would have been better choices.
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