I know I shouldn't be comparing this movie with the recent (superb) series but it's kind of hard not to when you've never seen this movie prior to the series. Anyway, I get you can't stuff everything into a 2 hour film, but unfortunately it still disappointed me. This movie just looked like a weak rehash of the book, with an open ending that is not satisfactory at all. I'm assuming they had a part 2 planned, but it just never happened. I'm guessing cause the movie wasn't received too well back then? Anyway, just to sum up what bothered me: the wives were all stereotypical 'older ladies', the men mostly too old as well (I mean, Robert Duvall was already 59 by the time this movie was released...he could have passed as a baby-grandfather instead of a baby-daddy!). There was hardly any chemistry between Kate (Offred) and Nick. I mean the first time they were alone together he pretty much jumped upon her with no introduction. He looked like just another pervert who was simply desperate to get laid to me! So their romance looked very forced.. Some scenes were seriously laughable, like the 'ceremony scenes'.... I didn't know men could have sex with their pants still on! Also the scene where Kate killed Fred with a knife...I just started laughing, it looked so silly and clumsy! And aunt Lydia was a miscast. She is supposed to be a harsh and strict lady. The woman cast for this role came across anything but that! And then there was this huge open ending like "I'm in the mountains now, pregnant and waiting....and that's all folks!" Anyway, I'm glad they remade this into a series with a perfect cast, great script and 100 times better acting performances! Just a few days left until season 4 of the series starts! :)
Review of The Handmaid's Tale
