I definitely seem to be in the minority regarding Hermione in the movie, which is good because i love her in the books and am glad that most other people seem to think she translated to the big screen well.

Yeah, i really should have just appreciated it for what it was -- and they did a good job; as a stand-alone it was a good movie. My brain just got stuck in nitpicking the differences and the ways it didn't measure up. Sigh.