If I could have given this movie no stars I would have, I read all the books in the series and loved them, so I was very excited about the idea of the movie. I understand that movies will never meet up to the books that inspired them but it seems to me that the screenwriters didn't even try. Leaving out key plot points and adding unnecessary scenes to I guess add something to the movie. I would tell people who are on the fence about seeing it, to save your 10 dollars and buy the book it is way better.