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The Two Hanks

posted 12 years ago by white-dunks
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I don't think this movie got the character of Hank right at all, I'm not sure who wrote the screenplay (sorry, didn't check before I opened this) but the character from the book seems just as wicked as his wife in the movie. He even discusses how he disgusted he was with the baby growing inside of his wife, her new body, how easily it felt to kill...all of this without his wife's goading. Does anyone else think the movie version of Hank made him seem like he was being lead by the hand and all of this was just circumstance bringing the wicked traits out instead of them being inside of him all the time?

[–] Detroiter9000 12 years ago

It's been a long time since I've read the book, and just recently re-watched the movie. I don't remember how Hank is depicted in the book, and if his character is vastly different than in the film, but to answer your question, the author of the book, Scott B. Smith, also wrote the screenplay.