I read this book a few years ago and always thought it would be impossible to capture it as a film. While not 100% successful, i think Peter Jackson did about as well as you're going to do capturing the mood and flow of the book. it is also very well cast and succinctly presented. i would see this again. Shows a side of Jackson you might not be aware of. Score by Brian Eno was a great way to handle the music for this story as well.