I watched the film a few years ago when it came out and I found it lackluster. Picked up the book in the hopes that it would illuminate something I missed from the film, but I found the book similarly lacking. The writing and the revelations within it were soo pretentious. It read like a college guy who took one philosophy class and now thinks he has all the answers. That was my main issue with the book. A lot of ideas but not a lot of substance. Questions raised, but not interesting questions. Overall it was just OK - not as mind bending as people say it is.