I was really excited to see this movie with my daughter after reading the book just a couple weeks before. Outcome....not overly thrilled about it. Could have had a little better acting in it. Noticed a lot of monotone scenes. I did like the story-line. It was much like the book, not much difference, which doesn't often happen with movies/books. Would I recommend it to friends? I would with the recommendation they keep an open mind of the acting.