[foxpaws]

I too have read the book 3 times - the first time was the old de rigour in my first year of college.... then in my mid 20s and then about 3 years ago.

Just saw the movie - it is obviously part I - and I wonder if they will make enough money to make parts II and probably part III if the amount of book covered in this movie is any indication.

So - the romance wouldn't start until movie 2 and wouldn't get kinky until movie 3 azasadny...

I would give it about a 4 - I liked the book when I was young - when I re-read it I realized how shallow it was. The movie is pretty low budget - and Dagny - who really carries the book in the first 2/3rds of the novel is terrible. She is one of the great characters in mid century literature - and Taylor Schilling isn't up to the task -

Oh, just as an interesting aside - they are merchandising the movie - you can buy Taggert's jewelry online - sort of fits with a movie that, if it follows the book, will eventually tear down the cross and replace it with the dollar sign. Ah, the religion of capitalism, and the worship of the almighty dollar. I wonder if they will leave that in if it makes it to the end of the book. Sort of would turn off most of the people it was trying to appeal to.