Following a few years where film adaptions of bestselling novels seemed to be a legion, the pace appears to be slowing slightly in 1999 (John Grisham novel-turned-film are becoming scarcer and scarcer, for example). But here comes the adaption of one of the best and most successful books ever, a true tale of poverty in Ireland. I'd advise everyone to either read the book or see the movie for their lives to be changed.
Review of Angela's Ashes
