That said, I had some problems with this film: The story idea was compelling, and Ian McKellen's acting is positively chilling.
Note: I have not read the book, so the review is about the film only. I can't see it begin reassessed as an overlooked classic in the future, but I did enjoy watching it, and if the subject matter appeals to you, then I'd say you should give it a look. The personality transformation of our main character doesn't so much descend as it does plummet, and this makes for some typical Hollywood fare, including a dead body needing to be covered up and a final act confrontation that's left ambiguous. The relationship between them is bizarre to say the least, but the acting and directing keep it believable, even if some scenes are a bit outlandish. Ian McKellen makes a suitably charming and menacing villain, who keeps our lead on his toes as he goes back and forth between divulging war stories and making veiled threats. Following a boy played by the late Brad Renfro, whose upper lip meant he was destined to play snarky highschoolers, who discovers that a former Nazi concentration camp guard is living in his neighbourhood, and decides to investigate. An adaptation of a lesser-known Stephen King story, and one that doesn't contain the elements you'd expect from the author, Apt Pupil was, to me at least, significantly better than the critical consensus would have you believe.
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