Having read some comments explaining how the film did not do justice to the book, I bought and read the book. It was a tough task because this is one of the most poorly written books I have read in a long time (not the translator's fault - I read it in German).
As for the ideas, the cliches abound and nothing is believable.
So even though the film is full of unbelievable moments, and of cliches, believe it or not but it is a marked improvement on the book!
Make sure you don't buy the book, or waste time reading it.
Yes it was a best-seller in Germany but I guess this only proves that today's masses are ignorant and unsophisticated enough, that they can be made to love such a thing... ;-)
As for the ideas, the cliches abound and nothing is believable.
So even though the film is full of unbelievable moments, and of cliches, believe it or not but it is a marked improvement on the book!
Make sure you don't buy the book, or waste time reading it.
Yes it was a best-seller in Germany but I guess this only proves that today's masses are ignorant and unsophisticated enough, that they can be made to love such a thing... ;-)