Have not read book (Minor Spoilers)

Rating: 5/10 (14 February 2014)

I did not read the book, so I am not aware of how good of an adaptation it was. I have watched several movies and read several books where the characters are kids, but I have to say only in movies dialogues are bad. It does not appear real or at least to me; it just will not allow me to feel empathy for the protagonist. As we start the movie we are presented with a boy (very intelligent boy apparently... that is what they said) who gets bullied by schoolmates? recruits? I am not sure what they are but they hate him for some reason. It felt that the characters had rich background stories and great development but we knew nothing at all. GIVE ME SOMETHING D*MMIT. Near the middle to end some sort of respect appears out of nothing in everyone and suddenly Ender's got some kind of romantic interest with someone... though in the film they had just met. Then there is the annoying "pendejo", he seems to be a milestone in Ender's military career but: Hey, it doesn't matter 'cause you'll never see him again! The whole movie seemed rush or missing length or simply had bad decision making. Overall acting and SFX but lacks depth.