Apt Pupil Review by B Movie Ben (4 Stars)

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Directed By
Bryan Singer

Written By:
Brandon Boyce

Cast:
Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Jan Triska, Bruce Davison, Joe Morton, Elias Koteas, David Schwimmer, Michael Byrne, Heather McComb, Ann Dowd, Joshua Jackson, Michael Artura

Apt Pupil (1998)

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Movie Review by B Movie Ben

July 16th, 2007

You have no idea what I can do.

Here we go again. Why is it that people have to rate films on whether or not they are close to the book. Yes, I read prolifically, and I also watch many films. They are separate activities. Sometimes I want to see a movie because I love the book, but I realize that you can't do a book justice in 120 minutes. I bet Herman Wouk's The Winds of War was not done justice by the excellent mini-series - and it ran 883 minutes!

I judge a movie on the screenwriter's and director's vision. In that sense Brandon Boyce (Venom) did an outstanding job of presenting a story about evil and its affects on others. Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, X-Men, X2) also did a superb job of directing so that there was not a wasted minute in this film.

What can you say about Ian McKellen that hasn't been said already> He was captivating as a Nazi war criminal that was discovered by Brad Renfro (The Client, 10th & Wolf). Renfro was also dead on as one who became consumed by the evil.

This was a film that really makes you think. Stephen King may have originally wrote a great novella, but Bryce, Singer, McKellen and Renfro made a film that was equally great. It's a story that we all need to see and remember, and ranks up there with other great films about the Holocaust.

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	Zombie Boy Jul 16, 2007 8:55 PM
I didn't like this AT ALL. Which has nothing to do with loving the novella. I just thought this film totally lacked heart. shrug I've been waiting for someone to film The Breathing Method for a long time. It's the only story in Four Past Midnight not yet done.

	B Movie Ben Jul 16, 2007 8:59 PM
I can't win them all. I was mesmerized by McKellan.

	Tim Jul 16, 2007 9:53 PM
I liked it, i thought McKellan was great and this really came out at a good time when this type of thing was really happening around the United States.

	Lisa Jul 17, 2007 10:41 AM
I liked it too, Refno was great and I adore Sir Ian. However I haven't read the novel.

	B Movie Ben Jul 17, 2007 11:25 AM
From what I have read, this is one of those cases where you are much better off watching the movie before reading the novella, as they are different.

	Lisa Jul 17, 2007 12:36 PM
I find that with almost all movies that are adapted from books.

	Lisa Jul 17, 2007 12:36 PM
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