Overall this was a fairly solid interpretation of the book. The movie was a bit darker than I had anticipated but the book itself isn't really all that whimsical either!
After seeing the movie I immediately came home and read the book again and was astounded at how much thought the story writers of the movie had to put into the filler content.
Lastly I would like to comment on the musical content of the movie which was put together very very well and in my opinion fit the storyline they were intending to portray very well!!!