This movie was the best of its series, with better acting for all of the characters and solid story line. I believe it has been established that you should go into the movie expecting no similarities from the book, and you will leave looking forward to the next. Their are a few distracting moments when the movie does not flow properly, but overall it is well worth the money and time. Especially if you are capable of reading the books and not expecting the movies to follow anything but the very general outline. Overall, good movie.