The movie stayed pretty close to the book and you could tell it was a higher budgeted movie. The special effects were much much better than Twilight. If I had not read the book then I don't think I would have liked the movie that much. It is a slow moving love story. And as a grown married woman I do feel a bit like a pedifile lusting after Taylor Lautner, but come on....he is some nice eye candy to look at.