Perfect support for the book!

Rating: 9/10 (1 April 2012)

There are two groups of people that will watch this movie. Those that have read the book first and those that haven't. It won't be worthwhile to read the book _after_ seeing the movie.
The short form here is do NOT see the movie until you've read the book. Period. If you see the movie first, you will be lost, confused and have NONE of the depth that the book provides.
There are a bunch of folks out there that are dropping super-low ratings about the movie here on IMDb and other sites. They're being very elitist and poor sports. The movie is an excellent _augmenter_ to the book, it is not (and is not meant to be) a replacement for the book. _No_ single-sitting movie can replace the depth that a book can provide you, and the days of the mini-series are long gone.
I won't drop spoilers here, but there are certainly things (and fairly key plot points) in the book that are glossed over, or eliminated entirely. That's a sad point, and will leave the non-book readers wondering what all the fuss is about.
Bottom line - READ THE BOOK FIRST and you will LOVE the movie. We did.