Review from a Non-Reader

Rating: 8/10 (16 July 2011)

As a non-reader, I enjoyed the film. I have never read the books but have watched the other movies in the series. Compared to all of the previous, I believe that this was the best one out of all. It doesn't mean that it was fantastic but was a good solid movie.
What I most enjoyed from the movie was the sense of dread, action, and depth of emotion exhibited by the characters; plus, it was believable. In my opinion, the other movies failed to reach this endeavor by instead focusing on pretty CG effects.
The things that I didn't enjoy about it is first the virtual lack of musical score in the movie. I remember a few scenes but it was completely noticeable that you are left with "dead air" for most of the movie. I understand using this device to cause introspection and greater attention to what is happening; however, the whole movie attempted to utilize this, and by doing so, I believe it failed to achieve the aim. Secondly, the failure on explanation and exposition. It wasn't entirely clear what the characters were aiming to accomplish. The scenes appeared to be disjointed and didn't explain their motivations.
Yet, It was an overall solid movie and I recommend it for others to see.