If you go, be sure to stay for all the credits - to hear Allison's song. I thought the acting was good, but there was not enough traditional music for me and, unlike reading the book over a week or so, it is hard to watch so much pain in one sitting.   However, as I pointed out to the negative critic/spouse after the movie, I think the movie portrays the same pain that ocurs daily for families who have and may lose loved ones in Iraq.
Chris in Wheaton