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jpreynolds
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The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
A great film and an even better book
30 March 2003 - 9 out of 9 users found this review helpful.
If you enjoyed this film, you will enjoy the book more.
A simple tale of the sruggle of the weak against the strong. Yet a salient example of how the weak only become strong when they stick together. The film lacks the menace that is in the book, the way that the people turn against devine is somewhat sanitised for the film. Perhaps the message in the book is a little too scary for Hollywood.
This is potentilly a highly charged political film, made in to a heart warming whimisical comedy by RR - but don't see that as a criticism, as it is a good work in it's own right.
One of my favourite films and in my top ten for books.
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