Saw it last night (4/15) outside of Philly. Theater was sold out and the movie finished to thunderous applause in the theater.
I really enjoyed this movie, as did my wife (who has not read the novel, btw).
We came with low expectations given the reviews, but left quite satisfied. My wife is particularly excited for Part 2.
The dialog is a bit weak at time, but I find most movies have weak dialog anymore - good writing is hard to find. The acting was ok in spots (John Galt, James Taggart, Dagney Taggart during the first third), and great in others (Lillian Reardon and Ellis Wyatt especially).
I definitely would recommend this to folks beyond the objectivist message. It is an good story and a good movie.
Regarding future movies.... of all the scenes in the book I’m looking forward to, the one where Hank Rearden goes before a pseudo congress to answer for his crimes is the one I want to see the most.
I always have high hopes that a witness will stand up and blow congressional questioners out of the water with a great speech... I was hoping Barry Bonds or Mark Mcqwire or Roger Clemens would stand up and say, “WHO THE HELL DO YOU PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE!!” but it was not to be.