I read the book so i already had an idea of what the movie should have been in my head. The movie did an ok job but the book like always was better. The movie is very emotional especially if you know what its like to send someone you love off to fight for our country. I cried for most of the movie as did most of the women in the theater did. The only thing that really dissapointed me was the ending. Yes I'm sure the ending was perfect for most of the people who watched it but for those of us who have the read the book know that the book does not end the way it does in the movie.