The Celestine Prophecy (2006)
I only recently found out about this film, after reading and quite enjoying the book of the same name.The book is poorly written in my opinion but the concepts it contains, it's enthusiasm and the well-meaning feel of it are fantastic, though much is borrowed from other sources (eg, psychologist Carl Jung) - the film just does not do it justice. It tries, but it falls far short. Characters are not well developed so the viewer feels nothing for them. It is slow paced, and the bits that are fast paced feel forced; tagged on to make it more of an action film. Skipping over the all important Insights and key concepts in the fashion of '1, 2 miss a few, 8 and 9' was a real mistake and I'm sure leaves anyone coming to this film without reading the book fairly lost. And for those who have read and enjoyed it, it leaves much to be desired. Perhaps some day this can be re-made and done a bit better...
Cert: PG
Drama / Action
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