Perhaps I should have read the book first. I couldn't wait to see this film after all the publicity and attention given by a popular shopping network. However, I just never got into it -until Bali. I enjoyed the Bali part. I even dozed off in India. (and I LOVE India) What a disappointment. I understand the concept of finding "meaning" et al...I served in the US Peace Corps in Thailand---found meaning in that. But this movie just did not "take me away..." Wait until it's out to rent, then see it. To me it was only average.