As with most movies that are based on books, this movie paled in comparison. The book was much more suspenseful, and freakishly horrific! They changed too many of the characters story lines for no apparent reason, and completely changed the ending for a "hollywood happy ending". It wasn't as bad as I was afraid it was going to be, but not that great either. This is definitely a renter. If you're trying to decide on seeing this movie, I recommend reading the book instead. It's much more entertaining.