Review of Shantaram

Shantaram (2022)
7/10
Been waiting for a screen adaptation for over a decade
14 October 2022
There were rumours about a movie years ago starring Brad Pitt as Lin. I wish they had made it, even better I wish they had cast a real live Australian for Lins part, Charlie Hunnam does the worst Aussie accent. It's painful. I don't think he is a good actor all around either, bless his heart. Very wooden, and canned. If this hadn't been a story I was waiting for years to see and I saw that he was the lead I would have passed and not even given it a chance. SOA was prime time schlock. He suits that better.

Anyway, aside from that casting disappointment I am happy so far with the series. It is true to the book, with no huge deviations. When will they understand that if you title something after a beloved source and then rewrite it a bunch then it's just gonna piss off every person that went out of their way to see it because of the source name. Interview With a Vampire is a perfect example of that hubris.
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