I don't know why people knock this movie. It was excellent. Yes, not quite as good as Fargo, but that was one of the top 10 movies of all time. So your book was not as good as A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway, you're going to pan it? Just watch the movie. No slow parts. No clunky parts. Great actors. Interesting twists and turns. Get over yourselves. 4 stars.