This movie was very good and definitely met many of my (high) expectations. The cinematography was excellent, the dialogue was inspiring, and the scenes from Italy and Bali were beautiful. I wish that the director and producers had spent more time on India, but I suppose that meditation can only be filmed for so long before viewers will become bored.
There were a great many important details from the book that were left out of the movie that I felt would have helped explain the story better, but I guess that's why everyone always says, "The book is far better than the movie." It's the truth. This movie is still worth seeing even if you haven't read the book.