Reviews for Simple Simon

The average rating for Simple Simon based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-08-05 00:00:00 Ivan Miller The book that was the basis for Mercury Rising, with Bruce Willis as an FBI agent taking care of an autistic kid. I thought the movie followed the book impressively closely, although there were still huge differences. I thought Simon, the autistic child, was very well written and developed and enjoyed his relationship with Art Jefferson (became Jeffries in the movie). In the book, Art and his psychologist wife were African American and taking care of Simon for an extended period of time. It was often entertaining when they referenced the technology of the day, as the book came out in 1996 and feels dated, with the computers and monitors and payphones and tape players. The book featured a vicious, murdering, torturing prostitute as one of the main villains, who did not appear in the movie. I enjoyed it, but I found it more an easy, straightforward read rather than a dark, twisted thriller with shocking plot twists and scary intensity. It wasn't poorly written, but it didn't come alive for me and was not very dark or exciting in any way.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-07-31 00:00:00 Richard R. Garcia much better than the film