Point Blank is a major disappointment. The movie is based on the book "The Hunter" written by Donald Edwin Westlake under the pseudonym Richard Stark.
I have watched the movie Point Blank several times over the years.
I have read virtually every novel (all sixteen novels) Richard Stark wrote in the Parker series. I have read most of these novels at least four times.
I think Donald Westlake should have been most unhappy with the script for this movie.
The main character in Point Blank, Walker, is a far cry from Parker in the novels. I am sure that Lee Marvin followed the script in the movie as Lee Marvin is a professional. I can not say the script writers were even close to professionals in my opinion.
Why do script writers have to change so much when writing a script for a movie based on a book~?
My enjoyment of Point Blank is greatly diminished by what in my opinion is the total failure of the script writers to function as competent professionals.
Overall I have to give the movie a 3. This is only because I am a big fan of Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson. Otherwise I would give the movie a 0, zero rating.
I have watched the movie Point Blank several times over the years.
I have read virtually every novel (all sixteen novels) Richard Stark wrote in the Parker series. I have read most of these novels at least four times.
I think Donald Westlake should have been most unhappy with the script for this movie.
The main character in Point Blank, Walker, is a far cry from Parker in the novels. I am sure that Lee Marvin followed the script in the movie as Lee Marvin is a professional. I can not say the script writers were even close to professionals in my opinion.
Why do script writers have to change so much when writing a script for a movie based on a book~?
My enjoyment of Point Blank is greatly diminished by what in my opinion is the total failure of the script writers to function as competent professionals.
Overall I have to give the movie a 3. This is only because I am a big fan of Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson. Otherwise I would give the movie a 0, zero rating.