I watched the movie before I read the book and I have to say I liked them both. The book is obviously deeper and gets you more involved with the characters. But I think it did its job as a movie, it was nice to look at, mysterious, thrilling and thought provoking. It can't be compared to the book but I don't think I've ever seen a movie live up to the book. The cast was really good imo, Stanley Tucci was soo creepy, Saoirse, Rachel, and Susan were all great. The girl who played Lindsey was really pretty.