I was surprised at how much detail they changed from the book, and at the same time they were able to capture THE SPIRIT of the book, in the way SM intended it, better than the other movies so far. I was prepared to be disappointed after all the hype, thinking that all the good stuff would have been in the trailers, but I was pleasantly surprised several times by scenes they hadn't even hinted at. The actors themselves have grown - I thought the acting was better than the other movies as well.