THE 100 YEAR OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED at the GFT

Was lucky enough to watch the UK Premiere of "The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared" tonight , about 2/3 of the audience had read the Book , i havent.It was a superb , hilarious movie that got a spontaneous standing ovation at the end.Not one person moaned it was not as good as the Book.Highly recommend you take the time and trouble to see it if it comes to a screen somewhere near.

The home-grown Swedish film perfectly complements the Book by having believable characters performing in a setting that would have been familiar and true to the author.One gets the impression of ordinary down to earth ,almost natural homely acting in very extraordinary situations and fixes which adds to the ironic and thought-provoking drama unfolding.

The English sub-titles are unobstrusive and flow pleasingly on the undistracted eye.