Everyone who complains how the movie isn't like the book seems to forget it's impossible to completely follow the book. I think the director kept the best parts of the book, the humor especially. It was a very good movie, possibly my favorite one in the series. The movie did seem to jump around a lot, but with so much to cover it was necessary and I didn't find it annoying, actually it helped keep the story going. Movie adaptations never follow the book and in reality it is foolish to expect it. Enjoy the movie as an entity unto itself and do yourself a favor-don't reread the book before you go see this movie.