Overall I thought the movie was excellent! I LOVED all of the books and was anxious to see how it would come together with the movie. There was a lot of details cut out from the book which had to be done for the sake of time and there were a few minor details that were different from the book that bothered me but not enough to hinder my overall opinion of the movie. I would definately recommend it to those who have read the book, my husband who did not read the book had a little trouble following the storyline. Loved the casting of the major characters!!