Loved It...

Rating: 9/10 (28 September 2006)

and I had my concerns going in to this movie that it would be yet another failed adaptation of an incredible book translated poorly to film. It was anything but. The story line's integrity was kept acceptably well-intact, the acting was quite good, and most of the key message points from the book were well integrated into the film.
Like the book, it's well worth reviewing again for the profoundly important life lessons it imparts. This leads to my biggest criticism of the film which is that there are only so many of these life altering message points that can be conveyed, much less internalized, in a two hour movie. That said, these are the kinds of films that I'd love to see more of.