Competent adaptation but TONS of hand-held camera = bad experience

Rating: 6/10 (23 March 2012)

I think that given the time restraints of feature films this adaptation fairly communicated one of the most interesting YA books I've read in years. That said, a very large part of this movie was shot using hand- held cameras to up the topsy-turvy emotional ride that the characters were on. As a person who truly believes that is an actor's job and also a person who suffers terribly from motion sickness I thought this was a terrible injustice to the story and actors assembled to bring this feature to life. I truly hope that sequels will be shot with stable cameras so that the players can bring the emotions to life and those of us in the audience with motion sickness issues can enjoy the movie, too. Movie content solid A. Cinematography C-/D.