I would have to say that this is probably the slowest faced paced movie I've ever watched. The entire time I literally thought it was still the beginning of the movie, but when I looked, there were only 15 minutes left. I have never read the books. I had no idea what they're even about or what to expect from this movie. Even so, this movie felt like a let down and not very memorable.The emotional parts were cringeworthy and the "friendship" between Artemis and Holly felt forced and out of nowhere. There were a lot of things that were never explained and even though his father was captured, there really wasn't any feeling of danger. I mean, he found the thing and then poof his father was back and everything was good. Other than the fact his father was back, I'm not sure what everyone was cheering about. Exactly what big evil did they defeat in this movie? While Artemis seemed smart, he didn't really give off the feeling of some big mastermind. There were times when it felt close, but then they abruptly forced some kind of emotional scene and ruined it. Overall just something to watch if you want a plain, simple movie and aren't really wanting anything too dramatic, emotional, or time consuming. Contemplating reading the books, but after the movie feel rather reluctant.