[daepp]

I am a huge fan of the book - I have actually read three times (In college; about 10 years ago and recently). I bring that up cuz I really know the book, and my expectations were very high.

We went to the opening last Friday with two other couples. 4 out of 6 of us had read the book. On a scale of 1 to 10 I would give it a 7. It apparently didn't have much of a budget (which I didn't know beforehand.) I am glad I went, but to me it's clear they could have had a better screenplay and a better Dagny.

What I was most interested in was whether it would encourage those viewers who had not read the book to do so. I don't think that's the case. There is so much in the book's plot I don't think I could have followed it had I not read the book. The two in our group who hadn't read it had no greater inclination after the movie.

Still, if you are a fan, you will probably be glad you went. It just could have been great...