To me the book will always be better, but I enjoyed the movie enough. There were some changes from the book, but not dramatically. I don't think they spent as much time on the music and setting as they did the plot. There were quite a few minor things, such as Scipio didn't look at all like his father; very unimportant. What bothered me most was that, after the merry-go-round ride, Scipio's face looked just the same; he looked like he was on stilts, and had 'makeup stubble'. The voices of those who changed back into children didn't match the movements of the mouths, and I don't think their voices were very...'young'. I enjoyed the way Bo saw each of the animals of the merry-go-round, I can't remember if he did in the book or not. The introducing of characters wasn't that impressive, but they're easy to tell apart once you know them. The movie seems to go very quickly, and it doesn't seem like much is happening. There were some good lines, and the actors/actresses were chosen very wel. All in all, it was good, and I enjoyed it.
Review of The Thief Lord
