I really enjoyed this movie. It started with a bit of a variation from the book, and I did feel it went through some of the essential areas of the story a little to quickly, making it hard for someone who hadn't read the book to grasp the full meaning they were trying to portray, but it did follow the story line as best as it could without being a 4 hour long movie. Of course women will enjoy the hot (shirtless) guys, however, the action scenes were great too and my husband even had to admit he liked it. So it's a great movie for everyone!