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I can understand that the lefties would have a visceral hate for the book and movie, but when reasonable critics give a coherent thumbs-down, it doesn’t look promising. Seems like it was rushed to meet an external deadline. I await some man-on-the-street reviews to see if the main ideas come through.

Oh well, there were several horribly lame versions of Lord of the Rings, but eventually along came Peter Jackson and the rest is history. Someday maybe ...

I would think someone could write a tighter plot and better dialogue, while keeping the main themes intact. Of course, the lefties would still attack it.

I can tell you that I NEVER deliberately seek out Ebert movie reviews, and in fact, the only time I ever read them is when somebody posts them here on FR. At one time, years ago, he was able to bite his tongue on politics and limit his observations to the artistic merit of a given film. In recent years he has either lost the ability, or abandoned the willingness to do so.

On the other hand, I've come to give a lot of weight to Loder's movies reviews, and find that after watching various movies, I often, although not always, agree with his assessments.