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Wild Card (2015)
Standard fare but with an offensive scene
I like Jason Statham films, pure entertainment. Not to be taken seriously and lots of bad guys getting whacked. This one is no exception. I must say I was shocked at approx. 25 minutes in when our hero was in a diner talking to an African American lady. She said as a housekeeper she thought British people were not clean and she could tell if a British person had been in a room, she inferred by smell. These comments had no bearing on the plot whatsoever, imagine the situation if the conversation went in the other direction! I may be wrong but I have not seen anybody else mention this in the comments. The film was made in 2015 and maybe the politically correct world wasn't yet as ensconced as it is now. Or maybe racism towards British / white people is OK. With the world falling over itself to be "woke" I was surprised to say the least.
Blood Work (2002)
Book vs. film
I have always been against comparing books to films, usually people say "the book was so much better"....I always think, it should be. A book can cover so much more,look how much had to be left out of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" film. Though, I must say I preferred the film of "Atonement" to the book. Back to the film in question, Michael Connelly is a fantastic crime writer, this film changes the plot and has nowhere near the impact the book creates. I recently started, though have not finished "A Clockwork Orange". It is a short book, but already I am thinking the film has improved on the book, it's all personal opinion of course.
Sharpe: Sharpe's Gold (1995)
Film vs. book
Sharpe's Gold is generally considered the least effective in the excellent series of films. I would have to agree. As for the difference between the book ( which is excellent) and the film..... Paul McGann was the original actor playing Richard Sharpe, filming had started on the first three films when Paul broke his leg playing football! I have read a huge insurance payment resulted. As the producers had to show changes had to be made to justify claim, the story was changed considerably. Sean Bean was cast as Sharpe and made the role his own, I would love to have seen what Paul McGann would have done with it though. I can't remember the source for this information, but it could be Bernard Cornwell's excellent website. He being the writer of the books. I may not have remembered it all correctly, but that is the gist of it. I have the box set of DVDs and play them often, along with my Hornblowers!