Tries to be really dramatic, but fails. The “light” moments certainly don’t help, nor are they funny.
Leaves out huge chunks of the book and dumbs down the rest, which is just plain DUMB because it was all understandable AS IT WAS, in the book.
Here’s what I would do: Read the book.
It’s really short and very easy to read…and it’s brilliant while being simple. Understandable on a very basic level by mandate to junior-high students (I think, maybe even younger…these kids today, a lot smarter) but also a VERY “adult” book when you think about the themes/messages. Personally I think it’s just as good as ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ (the book).
This is nowhere NEAR as good as ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ (the movie).
Grade: D