Young boy is trained to lead a war against aliens.

Rating: 4/10 (5 November 2013)

Excited to see the movie because I loved the books. I felt frustrated and disappointed that such a good story was wasted. I felt they tried to cram too much into the first movie. Imagine if you took all of the highlights of the first few books and then allowed 3 minutes max for each highlight. No time for character development or connecting each highlight so it flowed logically. Everything felt incredibly rushed and disjointed. I can't imagine how confusing it might be for someone who is unfamiliar with the story. I wanted to love this movie and prayed it would do well so there would be a sequel. They should have split this into 2 movies and allowed the audience to melt into the Enderverse- so they cared about what was going on. I felt the actors did an amazing job with what they had. The end was so sudden and abbreviated you were robbed of the emotional payoff- you didn't have time to invest. Same way I felt they missed the mark with the Mortal Instruments movie. It feels as if the first movie is thrown together but their real focus is on the upcoming sequel...