Exactly -- the characters didn't engage my feelings. I was pissed off that Edgar died at the end but if it had been a different kind of book I would have just BAWLED over Edgar's death and I didn't. But I SHOULD have bawled over Edgar's death. Frankly that whole climax was so drawn out I was kind of glad when it was over.

This would be the kind of "event" movie that could get universally panned by the same critical outlets that would suddenly be embarrassed over all that fawning praise for a very mediocre book. Or it could go the other way and attract the same fawning praise. If it were the latter, it would be a great vehicle for Jensen, great for his career anyway. At any rate, I'd rather see him in something like this than some Michael Bayesque action/adventure piece of shit.