I enjoyed this outing and the anticipation of the wrap-up. It'll definitely leave a sour taste in many folks' mouths; those looking for a page-by-page enumeration of the book are going to be left sorely dissappointed as a lot of material is discarded, and those unfamiliar with the books will be lost without the premise periodically tracked for them. It's also not a slam-bang, 100mph action flick, either, so if you hate people talking, you'll hate this.
I happen to be a person who loves waiting for the business end of a cliffhanger, doesn't need to see the books visualized word for word, but have read all seven books. There was definitely a good deal of dialogue and plot development - which I enjoyed - and both the action and scare scenes (which are plenty) delivered with authority. A satisfying build-up to the climax of the story line...