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16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
English
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The Story Of A Journalist
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English
Region 2
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The Story Of A Journalist
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have read other reviews of this film and I am somewhere in between the 'for and against' camps. In my opinion the main character was a bit too soft for who and what he is supposed to be, and not enough background on the rest of the main players. We are shown that they were children together but not much regarding their later lives. This was probably due to funding and/or running time restrictions but overall it was a reasonably tight script, well acted. The ending was a little strange and lacked a finality but the dvd is worth a look if you have some spare time one evening.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a top notch adaptation of one of Iain Banks' "dark" novels. Given the graphic nature of some the sex and violence in the novel, which would have been very difficult to present in a film, the makers have kept very true to the spirit of the book.
Several of the cast were in the adaptation of The Crow Road, another Banks novel, and overall the cast is well balanced.
The sound problem experienced by VHS users is much less noticeable with the DVD when using a suitable Dolby Pro-logic TV system.
This is a tight well fashioned drama that is gripping throughout. It is a production of the highest quality, achieved on a tight budget, which will appeal both to fans of Banks' work and to lovers of compelling psychological dramas. As with much of Banks' work, it does not pull its punches. Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
While this film version of Iain Banks dark novel is true to the plot of the book it never captures the dark brooding intensity of the book.
Johnny Miller is good as the amoral journalist Cameron Colley but direction is too low key to have the impact the book had. It also struggles to cope with the multi layering of past and present which is central to the novel.
It a shame that such a great book has been turned in to such a mediocre film.
(re posted as for some reason it had popped under a completely different film!)
Johnny Miller is good as the amoral journalist Cameron Colley but direction is too low key to have the impact the book had. It also struggles to cope with the multi layering of past and present which is central to the novel.
It a shame that such a great book has been turned in to such a mediocre film.
(re posted as for some reason it had popped under a completely different film!)
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Should be watched on a cold, damp Caledonian winter's day - in a good...
I am a long-term fan of Iain Banks's writing, with and without the M. This is an interesting adaptation of the film, not so much because of the novel itself as the definite... Read more
Published 7 months ago by grayure
Another Iain Banks tale on screen
If you've seen "Crow Road" then you'll be immediately at home with this dramatisation of another Iain Banks novel as it has similar production values and a few familiar faces. Read more
Published 16 months ago by LXIX
complicity
Film was ok i was an extra in the film many years ago thats why i bought it.
Published on 23 Feb 2009 by Ms. M. Niven
Lame
I think the title of this review sum up my opinion. The complexity of the storyline was lost in this adaptation. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2008 by Dark Star
Difficult film
I'm not really sure what to make of this film. The first 45 or 50 minutes are fairly unsatisfying. With good story telling you become part of the story; here I found myself... Read more
Published on 30 May 2008 by TKr
very, very dark
This felt more like an ITV drama than a feature film, but never mind because it was a deep enough plot and engaging enough characters to keep me interested all the way through. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2002 by O. Southwood
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