movie book comparison

Well, to start off there is a difference in settings in the novel and the movie are different, besides that nothing really changed. It went from london to Chicago, but besides that the settings and plot remained the same. Seeing a visual representation of the characters was fun, I think that the casting for the movie was great, all the characters fit the characters in the book very well. The best being Jack Black as Barry. The books plot stayed the same and the movie helped me better understand the emotions that both Rob and his ex-gf's felt. The film had Rob actually talk to the camera like he knew he was being filmed, sometimes i felt like I was watching a documentary. Sometimes though they would share it with other characters so you would still get his Top 5 of something without him always looking at the camera. Since the perspective of who was telling the story changed I didn't view Rob as sad of a person, but I still thought he is pretty pathetic. The director did well in showing his change throughout the novel, I could see more of a change in his personality and character through the movie, while in the book it was much more up to interpretation of the character, overall I liked the movie better.