Greatly Exceeded Expectations - Rating Appears Skewed

Rating: 9/10 (1 June 2010)

After reading some of the comments here, I went to see the film despite them. There were many positive ones but a lot of pans. Some reviews called it a bad video game movie. Other comments seem to stretch to criticize it. The good reviews did not mesh with the bad.
I was just surprised by the film. Nowhere, and I repeat nowhere, does one get the feeling that this is a bad game film. It seems the bad reviews are not even connected to the film.
This was a very entertaining movie. Good casting/acting, a decent plot - not as predictable as one might think, and a well-written, wry script. Lots of action too.
If past the halfway point I was satisfied with the disposition of my entertainment dollar, by the end I was delighted.
I had worried about how the film was going to measure up without 3D effects for impact. No worry, Enjoy.
Side note: It still is a bit of disappointment to me that the IMDb rating (6.9) does not reflect the quality of this film IMO. Normally I trust this site to give an accurate assessment of a film. It seems this particular film has attracted a lot of unwarranted criticism. I understand that tastes vary and this film won't appeal to many. It is in the "Romancing the Stone"/"Mummy" category. But it doesn't even get credit for that. This is a well-done movie. I don't understand the rancor.