Number four...?

I am number four. Having read the book, I thought that I would see the film, to compare them. I suppose that if you have not read the book, then you would be none the wiser that the film had....changed a few things. The opening sequence was a waste. Utterly a waste. The film had an essential book-plot, but went off on too many tangents. To me, the main characters guardian, if he is called Henri, then it is on-ree, as per the French (this may be an American thing; I don't know), but not Henry, which a hard 'H'. The main points from the book were skipped over entirely (they were ignored in the film), such as how the characters met, and got to know each other. Much better in the book. All in all, the film was watchable, but not close enough to the book.