Superb

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2014)

First, I should say that I think the movie is undeserving of a lot of the negative criticism it has received.
I have read the books so I knew about the twist in the end, but I really thoroughly felt Ender's pain when he realized he had committed genocide while thinking he was just playing a simulator game all along.
It might be that the movie should just be viewed in the right state of mind, but to me, the fact that an interplanetary war is fought and genocide is committed because of misunderstanding and inability to communicate is bitterly depressing, and they movie conveyed this masterfully. I can honestly say that I was not nearly as moved when this was revealed in the book, even though that came as a surprise at that time while I was prepared for the revelation in the movie.
Who knows, maybe the knowledge of what was happening, what Ender was more or less tricked into doing, made the movie better for me?
All in all, I think the CGI was great, the acting (for the most part) really good, and the adaption of the book to movie -- with regard to props, sets, production and scenery -- was done as well as you could wish for.
For me, the only real issue I have with the movie is that the ending, after Ender has realizes what he has done and wants to make amends, feels a bit rushed.
Recommended.