Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Great movie very suspenseful and entertaining, Logan's performance was amazing to watch he captured the character so well

After reading the novel and watching the film on four different occasions, I am constantly blown away. Missing from the film are the section headings in the novel, chief which is the first section, entitled: Morphine--and this gets your mind thinking one way, while by the end you realize what really happens. There are hints throughout the film, including the Korean War scene briefly at the beginning; the R.O.T.C.students parading in widely separated scenes; and by the so-called dream monologue after his surgery where he reveals the secret of the film. The film and book preset the finest dialogue I've ever heard in any recent films. The confrontations between Marcus and the Dean are priceless and appeal to thoughtful viewers everywhere.One nasty scene in the book had to be excised from the film, as it presents a sordid and incredulous display of sexual lust as Marcus' gay roommate masturbates all over Marcus' single room.Finally, who are the indignant characters in the film? One could say that nearly all the characters are indignant. Marcus is the master of indignation as he protest the manipulation of his actions by the Dean, who is co-master of indignation, as all his beliefs are debunked by Marcus. Olivia is driven to a nervous breakdown, partly because Marcus is forced to reject her. Marcus' mother is greatly indignant because of her husband's erratic behavior. The nurse who watches the hand job by Olivia. And so on.Finally, has anyone mentioned the profession of Marcus' father? Butcher. One who cuts and slices meat--just like the slaughtering in the Korean War. Nice touch!

I haven't read the original work,but I can feel that Bertram is a homo and crushing one Marcus1.Ignore at first --- hide emotion2.Sing "March of the Volunteers" at first meet --- so exciting3.Loud music he play in the dorm -- attention attraction4.Twelfth Night.--- obviously hint his feel for Marcus5.Sensitive to the love letters. ---- "You don't feel anything for me?"6.Last glance back in the church. ---- full of depression7:The dean asks Marcus how many dates he has gone since he's been Winsberg,this is an odd question at that situation;,he probably want to tell Marcus,Bertram needs to be cared just like you are,but Marcus thinks about blew thing,gets angry and changes the subject to religion issues. Anyway,this is the cause of the stories next to it,if my guess is right,homosexual repression in that time.sad stories for both of the two people

While I find some films on IMDb over rated, i feel like this one, which is currently ranked at 7, about right. A few important notes, I enjoy historical based drama, questions about philosophy and religious identity, and so this film all had elements that I am naturally well disposed to. Also in its favour is that, while it did not have a lot of action, it moved faster than many of today history films which spend so much time setting things up that the film becomes too long. The drawbacks of the film is that the elements were not as original as one would like, and the conclusion was anticlimactic. The movie touches on themes highlighted in movies such as "a Serious man," the Butterfly Effect, MR. Nobody, Sliding doors, etc... It does a good job of exploring those themes in a simple story without becoming too bizarre and too convoluted. The payoff however, while philosophically profound, doesn't feel as profound as in those other films You could call it "understated," but it also felt anticlimactic. . A minor criticism is that I don't enjoy seeing women portrayed as borderline personalities whose intentions are to victimize others.