I read the book and it really affected me as I just became a new father to a boy. Great book that lasts with you for a long time.

I read movie review sites and so far this movie has gotten mixed reviews. Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings) supposedly does a great job as the dad, with full beard and haunting eyes. The kid, whom i have never heard, does good as well. The already weak role of the mother/wife is played in flashbacks by Charlize Theron and its still a weak role but what can you expect. The character is almost entirely absent in the book.

I hope the movie affects the same tone as the book and these reviewers are going off of no experience reading it. I will certainly see it.