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Starring: J Barton,  Toby Moore,  Jacob Pitts,  Danny Swerdlow,  Aaron Ashmore, 
Directed By: Peter Yates, 
Rated: R (Restricted)
Release Date: 2004-09-12
Studio: Paramount
Format: Color,  DVD-Video,  Full Screen,  NTSC, 

Editorial Reviews and DVD Information about A Separate Peace

Description
Based on the novel by John Knowles, A SEPARATE PEACE tells the coming-of-age story of the students attending an all-boys prep school. With the possibility of being drafted for World War II, the boys try their best to graduate before the draft and encounter many obstacles along the way.

Customer Reviews for A Separate Peace

Remains True To The Essence Of The Story
First of all, be sure to read the John Knowles book first. It always helps to do so before watching a film adaptation of a classic story. As for the movie itself, most of it remains true to the novel. Considering it was shot around 2003, the teleplay remains truer to patriotism as opposed to the written version. (Listen to the stories of your grandfathers and uncles. Who would dare speak out against fighting in World War II? Or the conflicts in the present day Middle East?) A few of the circumstances were altered because to reflect this aspect, but, nothing so drastic that the root of the story is changed. The movie is well acted and paced. Every scene pertaining to the main plot is included. I highly recommend "A Separate Peace" to anyone who's in doubt.A Separate Peace

A bit on the lame side
This is one of those movies where the book is so much better. It's a coming of age tale, in a more innocent vein than, say, "The Catcher in the Rye." It gets a bit sacharine here and there, not to mention slightly homoerotic. Not a waste, but not a real winner, either.A Separate Peace

OK Moview
I used this movie for a high school English class. The students thought the acting was really bad, but I was happy that it stayed true to the story.A Separate Peace

Okay, but not terrific-wow!
This follows the John Knowles novel pretty closely, but it was one of the slowest videos since my high school history class documentaries. If you haven't read the novel, you won't enjoy this movie.A Separate Peace

Classic Book Totally Trashed By Filmmakers
This adaptation of John Knowles' classic WWII era prep school novel is just awful. The first indication of this is when the actor playing the narrator "Gene" goes through about five different accents in the first ten minutes. Unnecessary changes to the book have been made and I really don't think the filmmakers even understood the novel's major themes. I haven't seen the version that was made in the 70's but understand it is a better film and frankly it has to be better than this attempt. I can see it would be difficult for a film to capture the complete essence of A SEPARATE PEACE but don't waste your time watching this mess.A Separate Peace