Every now and then a movie comes along that was based on a book, or a short story or a novella and it turns out that the movie was actually BETTER than what it was based on. Now don’t bite my head off, it does happen. I am not saying in those instances that I didn’t like the book, I am just saying that the movie did it better. However, because it is so rare that a movie was better than its written counterpart, this column was created. In this column we take a moment to look at both stories and explain why the movie was better.

So this time, I am looking at the film, Wristcutters: A Love Story, based on the short story Kneller’s Happy Campers written by Etgar Keret. This short story was featured in his collection called, The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories. Continue reading →