One thing I enjoy about a lot of Randian purists is that they reject organized religion, but treat any negative remarks toward Rand as the highest form of blasphemy.
Hence, PJ's hesitance to raise any real criticism.
Rand rejected the idea of God as degrading to man. And she thought of agnosticism as cowardice. While I agree with her on many things, this is not one of them. In the end, her subjectivism reduces to an enshrining of self-centered behavior as the highest good. It is not. And it is not the same as enlightened self-interest. It leads to humanity without soul and thus it will be no surprise if the move comes across as flat, worthy of a shrug.
But I'll wait to see it before making up my mind.
I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I haven’t read Rand. I have known some cultists, er, admirers, but wouldn’t dare criticize the book if I felt inclined to do so.
And why criticize something so many people love. It would be mean and serve no purpose. But I probably won’t see the movie and husband won’t see it if they don’t have cell phones.
One thing I enjoy about a lot of Randian purists is they reject any form of compulsory program from the state, but then state her books should be "required reading" in public schools. :-)