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This was one of the most idiotic movies I have ever seen. Too many people introduced to quickly, too many flashbacks. Most of the time I could not follow a stoty;inr, if there was any.

We watched The Outsider because of its high ratings, especially the 10s. We have realized that those reviewers have totally different sensibilities than we do. They apparently think, and even feel, nothing about extreme violence, particularly long graphic gruesome scenes of finger amputations and throat slittings. The entire film seems to be filmed in slow motion in dim blue light. Of course, we can not say for sure because we exceeded our limits for gore, sadism, and general psychotic/sociopathic behavior lovingly lingered upon. We bailed and read the remainder of the plot on Wikipedia. Advise you do the same.

The author and director both should have enough IQ and sensitivity to understand the original.

Adaptation can enhance the impact of a work. Example is the 1955 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's historical play of the same name, by Laurence Olivier.

In this case it failed badly. The choice of actors, alternatively whispering and screaming.

Intimate, graphical insets which detracts from the real drama.

Attempt to change the character of the hero. All that are mortal sins.

Author-director should have written his own play not be a parasite of a totally different drama .