Okay, I was actually expecting less from the film, but I'm actually impressed by it. I watched it through Amazon.com, since, apparently, the movie had limited screening, and to my knowledge, was only shown in California and Florida. O___O Anyways, the movie seemed abit boring in the beginning. The movie dived into the book pretty quick. Like, it started off near the middle of the book, and excluded any 'minor action' that happened in the book. And alot of characters were excluded too, like Armelio, some of the doctors/other patients, his pet dogs, and etc. And I don't want to sound like a racist but they made Dr.Minerva black in the movie! She was clearly a lightly tanned Greek woman, as stated in the first few pages of the novel.
Anyways... onto analyzing the movie in a more 'film term wise' way.
There were multiple scenes in the movie where Craig would narrate over a still picture. For example, the first time this occured in the movie, was right before he landed in the ocean jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge, explaining that he would normally wake up sweating at this point (obviously, it was some sort of nightmare he was going through/explaining). This happens mostly when Craig is talking about his friends, Aaron, Nia, his family (mother, father, 'brainiac' little sister and etc.). I think its a cool little effect, though I'm sure I've seen it in other movies before.
Also, there were scenes like 'fantasies' throughout the movie. Like when he is put to do vocals/sing for a 'Musical Discovery' activity, all the patients turn into rockstars!, complete with mohawks, tight pants, and a whole lotta emotion! XD It's great, really. It takes the ordinary activity of music to a WHOLE/ENTIERLY new level.
Back to the overall 'theme' of the movie: It seemed pretty boring in the beginning, I thought the movie would be worse though. GLADLY, it wasn't. It got more fun to the end. BUT, now that I think about it, it kind of relates to Craig's condition, it starts of 'sucking', and ends up alright by the end of his 5-day stay at Argenon Hospital/the end of the novel/movie. To my surprise, Craig didn't seem as akward as I thought he would be (*see my post on the reviews this film had for a reference*). All of the actors were great, and they played their roles very well. I would suggest more justice to the other patients at the Phsyc Hospital but whatever, tell that to the director/producer of the film.
The movie could have done a better job of 'telling Ned's story', but hey, screen time is limited, and movie makers have budgets. Watch the movie! You'll enjoy it. It has a little bit of everything: Insanity, Happiness, Sadness, Hope, and whatever else you'd expect in a movie thats 'Kind of a Funny Story'. The movie is avaliable on Amazon.com to buy/rent/view online, or you can always contact your local bootlegger and make some connections. Enjoy! :D
Here's some links from Amazon.com if you're interested in watching the movie the 'legal way', and without having to take a trip to California or Florida.
DVD: http://www.amazon.com/Kind-Funny-Story-Zach-Galifianakis/dp/B0034G4OZE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1298694693&sr=8-1-spell
Blu-Ray: http://www.amazon.com/Its-Kind-Funny-Story-Blu-ray/dp/B0034G4OZO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1298694693&sr=8-2-spell
As always, HAVE FUN!!! :D
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