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Dude, I pretty much entirely agree with your review. And the amount of liberal press against it is even more disgusting than I'd originally anticipated.

Here is my review:


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I have just come back from seeing it. And I'd say that overall it met up with my expectations.

My review:

The opening of the film is spectacular and truly mirrors where we are headed. People who don't like how preachy the book is but still like the story will definitely prefer the film version. People who have not actually read the book may or may not get it.

So the pros are the following-

-Stellar knockout opening.
-Great, no..., phenomenal acting and character development by the two leads and pretty damn fine acting by just about everyone involved. Nods to Michael Lerner as the villain Wesley Mouch and Graham Beckel as Eliis Wyatt.
-Spectacularly shot and photographed.
-The production/set design was pretty ace.
-Some really great dialogue both from in and outside of the book.
-Great editing and suspense driven plot.
-Phenomenal score.
-The train launch sequence is fucking excellent.
-Not as clearly designated heroes and villains as in the book(which should appeal to certain people on here).
-Fucking thunderbolt of a brutal ending. Absolutely leaves you on a down note, leaving you wanting for more.
-The heroic message of the book definitely shines throughout the movie. And that is really the main and most important thing.

The cons are:

-The lighting could have been somewhat better in a few places.
-Francisco D'Anconia's "money is the root of all good" speech was not included(though I can see why it wouldn't work with the film's overall tone and story flow). I still wanted it in though.
-Only one curse word in it(and in the book, Rand included none) and you just want to see more of the anger and frustration experienced by the protagonists.
-The guilt-free sex so espoused and prolific in the novel is only lightly touched upon and pretty tame.
-The villians are definitely evil; but I really wanted this explored and portrayed further than it was. I'm sure it will be in Pts. II & III.
-I really wanted the chain smoking Dagny Taggart finally tasting a real hamburger and a good cigarette at Akston's Diner included.

So obviously, most of the cons are pretty mild and are just me nitpicking.
Simply put, if you like or loved the book; you will enjoy the movie. The heroism contained in Rand's many pages is contained in the celluloid throughout. And I fucking cannot wait to see the finished work.

My rating(this was not so simple): a solid 91/100.