i haven't read the book but i have to say that the movie is amazing! i just saw it few days back ...believe me i would never have rented a movie with such a name but i saw it on TV when i had nothing better to watch and i got mesmerized by it.The acting is indeed superb and though there have been computer animations but 90% look real...making a movie like this is indeed a difficult task hence all hats off to the director who deserves a great big round of applause. so people watch this even if you're not thrilled to see the cover its not about dinosaurs and monsters its actually a tale of a brave women going in search of her long lost husband and the difficulties she faced with them in her journey and the discoveries they make!