just saw this at the cinema . i haven not read the book . there be nothing new about this film at all . the bad guy seem to die with a couple of slash no matter how many time our hero have be stab with a big sword he keep on go look the same ( ish ) . there be several action scene but they be very fake . filmmaker seem to be under the impression that whenever they cant be bother to choreograph a fight scene they just move the camera up close and move fast and turn the music up . this leave me feel con yet again . i admire them for attempt to tackle a dark storyline without the normal hollywood cheese but i be sorry to say the filmmaker have fail miserably . the character be 2 dimensional . we hardly get to know them or feel for them at all . the lead have a charm farmer accent oo arrr . though it seem he hasn not got much to say . don not bother watch this unless you be bore and get it half price from blockbuster .