Surprisingly good

Rating: 8/10 (20 April 2014)

Having loved the entire Ender's world for years, I was really hesitant to watch this movie. Too many times have movies made from good books failed to accurately portray said books, but likewise many such movies are very good on their own.
Surprisingly, this movie actually fits the second description.
It is no spoiler to tell fans of the books that the movie leaves many things out. That is a given with most any such movie, because it's simply impossible to fit everything from the book into such a "short" movie and still keep the audience engaged. The story IS rushed, and I can understand that some fans will find that annoying enough to talk the movie down.
That being said, when I try to see the movie as a somewhat abridged version of the book and just a movie in it's own right, it actually turned out very well.
Harrison Ford is good, the kids did very well, the score is fantastic, the cinematography brilliant and the CGI pretty much flawless.
It does have flaws in the story which could and *should* have been fixed to maintain the original storyline, so I'll only give it an 8/10, but it's definitely a good movie.
Very enjoyable!