Overrated and not as good as everyone says it is.

Rating: 1/10 (25 December 2001)

What folks need to consider is that if there was NEVER any book, would this movie still be a huge hit with everyone?
Yes there is a book but because the book was so great and because this movie was VERY close to it, people overrated this flick and loved it way too much.
I take a movie for what it is and I discount any supporting literature when viewing it.
The bottom line is that this movie is the FIRST of a trilogy and should therefore be treated as such. Its good but not great and certainly not the best. However, I do believe the best is yet to come.