in my lit . class we have just finish the book and hatchet and and this movie be nothing like the book . ( 1 ) brian never ate worm in the book . ( 2 ) he do not know the pilot name . ( 3 ) his mom be cheat on his father in a station wagon not in the wood where anyone could see . ( 4 ) the man the mother be cheat with doesn not have black hair and he have blonde . now for the unrealistic part of the movie represent ( 1 ) a thirteen year old can not punch his fist through a window in one punch . and for the acting and the kid who play brian be a horrible actor . however and i do believe that the scenery be impressive and though i highly doubt the director even read the book . this movie be good if you have not read the book hatchet and by gary paulsen and but if you have and then begin a complaint letter to the director .