Where as the film of Forsyth's Day of the Jackal remains relatively close to the source material, this one fails to get close. I am a HUGE fan of the novel & keep thinking to myself that it is a perfect choice for a remake. Part of what is missing for me is the Jaguar. It is almost a character unto itself in the book, yet not even mentioned in the film. The book has so much more to offer than the film. Now I realize that films tend to gloss over a few details from time to time in order to shorten the length of a film. The DaVinci Code & Angels & Demons both were missing HUGE portions of what made the books so enjoyable & thus reviews suffered. I pray that a decent director reads this & gives the world a proper interpretation of this as this story could still be made into a GREAT film in the right hands. If you excuse me now I am going to dust off my copy & start reading...again!
Review of The Odessa File
