albert-225

First of all, I love what John Ajvide Lindqvist does. I read almost all of his books and every time it was a pure pleasure. However, he's very, very, extremely unlucky with the movie adaptations of his books. This particular movie... I don't know what it is and why it was made. For those who read the book it will be a torture, for those who didn't - just a dead-boring piece of crap.

Also, I don't think anyone in the team had any idea of what they were doing. The meaning of the book was completely different, and I mean 100% different. Why is there the Satanic cross on the poster? What Satan has to do with this movie and with this book?

To me it's a wasted chance to make something really cool. The show has 7 episodes and the first 5 of them are just brilliant! Everybody did a great job and Felix Cameron as the 12-year-old Eli was just out of this world! The story was cool, the characters were damn authentic and I just couldn't help myself diving into all this without looking back. However, the last two episodes - in my opinion - ruined everything. Seemed like they were made by other people, way less professional, and way less interested in the end product... Suddenly turning a believable criminal story with minor fantasy elements into a freaking cheap superhero movie... it's weak, it's just so weak. I can't believe the team didn't see how wrong the ending was. It's like an ending taken from another show... Anyway, I'd give 8/10 to the first 5 episodes and 2/10 to the last two episodes. Meh.

Probably, it would be much better if I watched this movie when I was 15 years old or something. Even back then I wouldn't become a fan though. I like the actors but... Srsly, "The Breakfast Club" wants to open our eyes so we could see the huge problems all teenagers have. And I don't wanna say these problems aren't true. They are. But I can't imagine someone in my school telling the others about her/his issues with parents or school in general, especially in such profound "adult" speeches.

I don't think the film makers knew anything about the real life of teenagers, let alone how they talk and behave. They made kids talk like adults and act like adults. School kids confessing about how they hate their life and crying?? I imagine what would it be if someone in my school opened up like that. The bulling season would be opened immediately and it wouldn't stop until the graduation night. It would be a suicide for anyone to start telling everyone in the school about private life, fears, dreams, etc. And crying before the school mates? That would be equal to writing "Kill me" on your own forehead.

So, it's all nice and stuff but to me it was a sparkling fairy tale with rainbows and unicorns. I do realize it's how the 80s used to work but it's cringeworthy to watch the movies like this now.