Do Not Expect The Book

Rating: 8/10 (10 May 2018)

I'm going to review this as a separate entity from the book, because that's what it is. I made the mistake the first time I saw this movie of expecting to see a lot of similarities from the book. I'll tell you now, they are NOT there.
Anyway, the movie in itself is a really fun watch. Even if you haven't read the book, things are accessible for a general audience. And if you have read the book, you will see a lot of references to parts of the book they don't talk about. If you're into video games, retro or new, you'll see a lot of cameos in this film. They definitely don't overdo it though and rely on it to sell the film, which is nice.
The film is pretty well paced and will keep your attention. The CGI is also pretty nice to look at for parts in the OASIS, and the film looks nice overall as well. Although the plot doesn't do anything too special from a lot of current dystopian/action films, it's an interesting take on the book. Much of the movie is completely changed, which I expect was to cut down runtime, so if you go in expecting it you will be very disappointed. I didn't like to movie too much the first time, but I enjoyed the movie more for its own sake the second time around.