I rarely see movies the day the come out - but it's nice not to have the influence of others. I loved the book - the EMOTION of the book. I could feel her agony, and her recovery. You LOVED that woman. This movie follows the story line nicely, gives great tours of the countries (I've visited Italy and India so appreciated every detail) but what I came away with was just oversized mental images of Julia Roberts' face. and almost no emotion in this movie except fundraising for the new house.