The acting wasn't that great. The special effects was better than the 1st movie. The phasing from human to werewolf was awesome. It is definitely from the book. Its just when you read tthe book than watch the movie you know what is gonna and expect to see it in the movie because you can't have all 576pgs into a 2hr and 10min movie. You should just wait until it comes out on dvd and rent it. It'll be cheaper.