The book was awesome; but the movie was simply average. I went in understanding that the movie would not stay true to the book, and that it would not be an precise replica of my personal interpretation of the book. However, my chief complaint was that the movie failed to fully develop the characters! This is crucial to the story; its okay to change dialogue and action, but when the characters seem forced then everything else falls apart. In the end, it was an average movie overall, with a current tally of 8 cheesy lines, which barely exceeded standards for a B movie. I just hope they put more money into the second one, and take a bit more time on production!