Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A Pale Imitation of the Novel

DO NOT READ THE NOVEL BEFORE YOU SEE THE MOVIE!The movie is a cute little piece, but a pale imitation of the novel. The producer tried to capsule the story on his own terms, and failed.The biggest mistake is replacing the priest with the mayor, as the Advesary of the character played by Juliette Binoche. Ms. Binoche did a fine job in her role, but her role was toned down and so stripped of the mystic and magic of the novel.I realize it is a challenge to capsule a 300 page novel in a two hour film. However, the producer would have done better by sticking more to the original theme of freedom versus tyranny of religion.Let me warn you in even sterner terms. If you read the book, don't see the movie. If you see the movie, don't read the book.