I thought it was wordy which left little to act out. That and the reintroduction of the new characters kept me thinking that I wish they stuck with the same characters. I know, I know, I have been okay with the changes this far because it didn't take a 3-5 intro for each character in the second movie. It did seem a little preachy, but I am thinking about it now and the last 3rd of the book is preachy. I think it might be better to watch in a marathon instead of alone. The two people that I had with me that had never read the book thought it was great and loved the speeches because it said everything they see in the world around us. I felt like every conversation was a philosophy lecture and I felt some of the action at the end might have been cut out of the movie. I thought it was okay, I am going to see it again tomorrow and I may have a better appreciation for it tomorrow. I say it was okay. But really bummed me out was that I didn't see my name in the credits. I will be on the lookout for it tomorrow. If I don't see it then, I will be sure to talk to Scott and have him send me a screenshot of it or something.