Very unique, but possibly overly flashy

Rating: 8/10 (1 June 2013)

I will admit that I did enjoy this movie very much. My only real problem with it was the over-use of special effects. While the effects are fairly well done, they just get very old by about 10 minutes into it. Thankfully, it seems the director realized this, because the effects die down after about two-thirds in. The story seems to be fairly accurate to the book, besides some minor details. It is much more theatrical and overly dramatic than I expected, but this is not due to actor fault. Instead, it is what was intended of it. The acting is superb, in almost every case. I, unfortunately, never did read the book, and I can only assume that some of the unexplained scenes in the movie are explained in the book. Some parts of the movie left me with only ASSUMPTIONS of what is happening, which I was kind of disappointed in. Overall, it seemed well done, besides special effects overuse and some plot holes. Definitely an enjoyable experience.