It Stands on its Own

Rating: 9/10 (1 April 2018)

In most of the negative reviews, I have seen complaints of "it wasn't like the book, so I'm giving it one star." Then there are the complaints about the visuals that were supposed to look like graphics in a video game, the acting that was actually quite good, the story that was admittedly fairly standard, the plot holes that are seen mostly to those who don't think about how long it's been happening in the world of the movie,and lack of emotion being portrayed when the only thing that could've made it more obvious would be a blinking neon sign saying "I'M FEELING THINGS!"
This is not to say the movie was perfect. It has its flaws, but most of them are minor. And if time is given to think about the story for a few minutes, many of those flaws can be easily explained.
This is not the book. Anyone expecting this to be a translation from page to screen will be sorely disappointed and angry. But this movie still holds its own and can stand on its own feet. It may not be the book that so many fell in love with, but it's a good retelling of the general story for a more general audience. It just works.