Saw the film last night. Enjoyed it very much. I think they did an excellent job of capturing much of the essence of the book series, without getting too bogged down in the cumulative detail of the latter.

As others have said, the Maturin portrayed is, in come ways, rather different from the original - but quite effective despite that.

As a sailor, my nose twitched suspiciously occasionally in some scenes that didn't quite ring true - but rather less often than I expected!

Regards