mediocre

Rating: 4/10 (31 March 2009)

My family recently watched this movie. 3 of 4 of us have read and thoroughly the book (mom, 10 yr old girl and 13yr old boy. I did not start with high hopes for the movie and found I was disappointed. Both my kids were as well. I found the movie disjointed and feel there were events from the book that were moved needlessly and too much of the "get to know each other phase" was left out. It is rare that a movie can capture a book well, but this attempt leaves a lot to be desired in my opinion. It was an enjoyable family evening and we discussed how the movie differed from the book while watching, however it will not be a title that is added to our home video library and I am very glad that we did not go to the theater (even the cheap one!) to watch this film.