For the most part it was everything I imagined. The actors were great, it was like they were plucked directly from the book. My two biggest problems with the movie are 1. The whole entire father storyline does not happen. 2. Marian was removed from the movie. That really made me mad because she was a keeper of the information and cannot get involved with either side. She was a vital person in the series and should have not been "combined" with Amma. I hope that if they do another movie, they actually get someone to play the part of Marian. Other then that I think the movie fit perfectly.