i admit that this is a fine adaptation of a phenomenal play. The only qualm i have with it, however, is that a lot of the more subtle metaphors behind the text are lost when the symbolic horses of the play (men with horses heads that you can still see their faces through) are replaced by real horses. Somehow a lot of the religious and mythical undertones are lost by this-we see the horses as everyone bar Alan sees them; rather than seeing a representation of how they are within his mind in the flashback sequences. So much of the power is lost through the 'hollywoodization' of the play, and its attempts strive towards naturalism. In my opinion, if you enjoyed the film-you will ~LOVE the play-when directed and performed well, it has an intimacy and unnerving quality that is not quite captured by the cameras
