Review of The Handmaid's Tale (1990) by Scott K — 20 Jan 2009
One of the worst book-to-movie transitions I have ever seen. The problem was, the novel was too narrow-minded and flawed to begin with. The writers for the movie decided to change most of the major points of the novel, such as giving the main character a name she remembers, and putting way too much closure in for everyone, which is much different from the ending of the novel, when it is up to the reader to decide what happens.
Acting was stiff, editing was cheap, and dialogue was laughable. The only reason I can understand this film making an impact on anyone would be the graphic sex scenes, which could have been handled in a much more artistic way, and not the "epic fail" way that was shown.
The novel at least made you care about the main character Offred; there was no depth to any of the characters in the film. I could have cared less if anyone made it out of this movie alive. I give this one star for a halfway decent dystopian setting.
This review of The Handmaid's Tale (1990) was written by Scott K on 20 January 2009.
The Handmaid's Tale has generally received mixed reviews.
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