I was very anxious for this movie. Saw all the trailers that came out. I think they did a wonderful job finding the right people to play the characters. I loved this movie. I actually saw it 3 times this weekend, with different family and friends each time. Two hours is not enough time to put everything in, the main parts of the book were there and I thoroughly enjoyed it more each time I saw it. I would recommend it to other readers or those who haven't. My family had not read any of the books, they just heard me talking about them and of course the trailers on tv and internet. They all loved it, even my 9 yr old son.