Okay, I’ve finally seen the Compass. Out of five stars, I give it 2-1/2. It’s not bad, but it’s not great either. The special effects and cinematography are outstanding and just what we’ve all come to expect in a blockbuster movie. Nicole Kidman was born for the role of Ms. Coulter, but alas, her role in the book did not translate well to screen. Actually, most of the book didn’t translate well to screen. As with many movies, certain elements of the book were changed, combined, or left out altogether.

The director made a statement or two near the beginning of the movie about the Magisterium that would lead this author to believe he has a base view of religion, at least the organized kind, however. The religious content of the rest of the movie was fairly bland, as well as all the rest of the content.

This movie seemed to be disjointed and did not tell the story very well. It could have been an epic adventure, but frankly turned into one or two good fight scenes.

I hope Pullman is disappointed with this first attempt. I think that if his idea really was to make a movie to sell books to turn all of our children into atheists, his plan has failed. I wouldn’t want to go out and buy the book after seeing the movie. I’m glad I read the book first.