"In Proulx's story, Jack Twist is described as short, bucktoothed, a bit portly, and curly-haired. In Lee's version, we get the tall, lean, glossy-haired Gyllenhaal swaggering around, even posing at points, and flashing his collinear pearly whites. Yes, he is a sight to behold and yes, he's a fantastic actor, but couldn't they have
uglied him up a bit for the integrity of Proulx's vision? Can you imagine if they hired someone like Paul Giamatti for the role instead?"