Customer Reviews
Read the book instead - By: N. Lavender, 25 Oct 2008 
If you are interested by the plot synopsis read the book instead (Enduring Love). It has much more depth which cannot be shown on film. The actors' try their best (Bill Nighy, as ever, is greatin a sadly quite minor role) but it's not the easiest book to make into a film and, while I'm not usually one for writing negative reviews, I wish they hadn't bothered.
Ok. Not a blockbuster but watchable - By: IanE, 12 Jan 2008 
I read the book twice, once around ten years ago & then again a couple of weeks ago. I enjoyed the book a lot & was really looking forward to the movie. The movie did resemble the book enough for me although some characters were different to my expectations.
Although I did not expect to see sentence to scene reproduced, I was dissapointed that there were some parts missing; the reporting of Jed to the police, attempted assasinationin th restaurant etc. The balooning incident however was very well portrayed I thought, The detail & the finding of the bodyin the sitting position were scenes brought straight from the book.
Rhys Ilfens did a great job portraying Jed & Daniel Craig's part of Joe was good.
I think for someone who has not read the book first, it might not be the movie for them.. my girlfriend fell asleep... but then again she falls asleep during the loudest action movie too ;)
awkward & unconvincing - By: Dominic Swayne, 20 Nov 2007 The novel has a marvellous first chapter, after which it descends into pretentious tedium. The film, as a whole, is cringe-makingly bad. (Note the sub-Hitchockian score.)
Inconsequential luvvie fest - By: Cakeman, 15 Nov 2007 Central performances verge on the cringe-making at times which is unforgiveable with content like this. The narrative is fairly slight but still manages to be ineptly handled. And there's more! The occasional glimmer of an imaginative bit of editing can't hope to disguise what were a succession of earnest but unconvincing dialogues. There is a constant sense that here is a low, low, low budget London-backed film that is serving as nothing more than a vehicle to occupy the time of a stretch limo load of light to middlewight drama luvvies lackingin any other gainful employment. Shameful to think that once Brit movies had at least some subtelty & style if not much cash. This is outclassed by those made for TV American 'relationship issue' movies which are without any of the pretension but are more relevant & involving.
An inadequate adaptation. - By: D. Cottam, 02 Oct 2007 It baffles me that a film director would take this wonderful novel of ideas & produce such a travesty. I hated this film & was unable to endure it to the end. If you've read the book, don't bother watching this.
