Not bad in every way possible

Rating: 4/10 (4 November 2013)

but it tries.
I went into the movie with high expectations having read no reviews or any feedback on the film. Loved the book "Ender's Game" but didn't really care for any of the sequels.
Had my drink and popcorn and was set. Then with the previews/trailers it all started to go bad. Great movies coming out shortly and we get to see none of the trailers for them. Instead we get 4-5 trailers that I could not tell you one of now.
Then the movie starts and it gets worse. The draw of the book was the character development of Ender Wiggens and the battle school. Both were almost completely left out of the movie. Ender's character might have had less screen time than Harrison Ford. I'd have to sit through it again with a stop watch to make sure but its an even bet. So no empathy developed for the character as he remains 2-diminsional at best.
Then battle school and the "Dragon Army." 1 battle, 1, yes, ONE, not two, not two or three, one. So one test battle is supposed to demonstrated Ender's drive and brilliance for tactics. Of course it did.
It could have been a decent movie but this drivel is not worth watching. I'd expect it to drop out of the top 5 on the box office list next weekend and then nose dive from there. The fans of the book have seen the movie and they are not happy.
Skip it and see Thor 2x. You will be able to catch "Ender's Game" on the SciFi channel in a year or so.