This movie was extreamly disappointing! I was a big fan of the book series and it was a very poor adaptation. They omitted and changed MANY details and even main parts of the book and completely cut out important characters. They pulled parts from various books of the series and smashed them together. It was poorly written and did not have strong character development.

Ok I'm not usually one of those people that get upset over the book verses the movie... but this was a tragedy. It wasn't just "loosely based" on the book... they completely changed some of the key aspects and story line. If i were the authors I'd be very upset. The ending was totally different and even if i didn't read the book.... the movie wasn't really all that good. It was an epic fail all around. I wanted to walk out and demand my money back... several people actually did walk out barely half way through the movie. Where was Ethan's dad? The story about his mom? Marion Ashcroft doesn't even exist! And they say Macon is a dark caster? No... that is incorrect! The climax of the story fell completely flat... And I'm pretty sure Seraphine was the one who STABBED Ethan... he wasn't SHOT by Link. Complete trash...

First off if all you know if this movie is the Trailers, go learn a bit about the movie before you watch it or prepare to be disappointed as I was. That being said, it wasn't a bad movie. It was a fairly good teen romance movie all things considered, what it was not was a fun action filled magical romp.

You know, this movie had the potential to be bigger than the Twilight Saga. And thank you Hollywood for sending that CRASHING to the ground. I have read and dissected every book out of enjoyment, and this movie completely RUINED the story. Fail, fail, fail. 2 thumbs down, would not recommend.

I personally did not like the film, but I think this is because I read the book and had VERY high expectations. Maybe this is a great film for a date night, but if you read the book you will be disappointed. With any adaptation, you should at least use the book as a skeleton structure. I don't know why they deviated SO FAR from the original story...even the ending was different and WORSE than the book! It left NO jump off for a sequel (in my opinion). PROS: -- Alden Ehrenreich is a GREAT actor. I looked forward to everytime he was on screen. -- The setting was great! I wish we could have seen more of Gatlin. Ravenwood Manor was attractive! -- Viola Davis, Jeremy Irons, and Emma Roberts CARRIED THIS FILM. They were a delight to watch. CONS: -- THE SCRIPT!!! AND THE ENDING!!! (See opening statement) -- The combination of the Amma/Marian. -- The LONG, AWKWARD dialogue between the two leads. -- SOME of the special effects (why did they darken some scenes?)