Pleasantly Surprised

Rating: 9/10 (27 April 2014)

As a huge fan of the books I was expecting a lot from this film. Of course, as with most films, it wasn't anywhere near as good as the actual book but I feel that the actors portrayed the characters very well and you understood what was going on. Having watched the trailer, I was anxious to see if they would include certain aspects of the book that could have been difficult to film; I was pleasantly surprised to see that they had involved MOST key parts of the book.
Spoiler - If you have not seen the film or read the book, do not continue:
1. Where was Uriah? I noticed that his name was on the leader board but we never actually got to meet him. This confused me as he plays a major role in the later books.
2. Edward did not get stabbed with the butter-knife which, again, confused me slightly as his storyline (becoming factionless) again plays a major role in the later books.
Overall, I was very impressed with the film adaption of the book and I think that the actors and crew did a great job!