I think it came off as the cliff notes version of the book. It had great special effects but character development was abbreviated. This story would be much better told as a 10 part mini series with more character development. Some more dramatic backstory flashbacks introducing the main characters would have been more helpful. I feel Duncan Idaho should have been played by James Brolin and Jason Mamoa should have played Gurney Halleck. In short the story could not be told by a four hour movie