content: Yes, I read the book and I knew that it would affect my opinion of the movie. However, I at least expected the movie to tell a good story. It covered the main points, but that's all it did. The story was so full of holes I spent a good portion of my ride home explaining to my neice (who is five) exactly what happened. This director sucks, not because he changed things about the film, but because he can't tell a good story. I had high hopes that this director would build on the good story told by Chris Columbus (the 1st director). Instead, I got a story that appeared to be written by an untalented high school student.