Read the book instead

Rating: 5/10 (5 December 2013)

I want to start by saying that the last time I was this disappointed in a movie based on a book was when I watched Harry Potter 4. But then again, ever since then I have been avoiding such movies. This one was bad. Very, very bad. For those who have read the book, some of the key points of the story were erased, no where to be seen. Anything in this book that had to do with the power of words and books has been erased and sent into oblivion. This takes away the entire purpose and the meaning of the book and the story. I was expecting so much and they could have done so much with it, but instead they chose to do what every movie based on a book does - erase, delete, add and change, until the work is no longer recognizable. I cannot even evaluate the movie on its own, because it is NOT a stand alone movie. It IS based on a book, and if you read the book, you will see that the power it was supposed to have is nowhere to be seen. As for the story, it is a good one and I would recommend it. In its written version, however. Do not waste your money on this .. thing.