This movie is typical James Patterson, which is not to say its bad or predictible. In fact, the only predictible thing about this movie is that it is unprecdictible. And although this is an edge of your seat, suspense filled thriller, if you've read (or seen) one James Patterson book, you've read them all.As far as comparing it to the book, I couldnt say because it is the one Patterson book that I havent read, but I did read and see "Kiss the Girls". Of course the book was a thousand times better.All in all, this is a very good movie. Very suspensful and well worth watching.