There was soooo much hype surrounding this movie, and the books. For the life of me, I can't understand why.
I saw the extended version trilogy on blu ray, and I thought the story was just too unrealistic and over-the-top. More like a comic book than anything. Particularly the 2nd part. I don't want to spoil the movie, but the end of the 2nd one made me shake my head. My sister says the books are better than the movies, but frankly, I don't feel like taking the time to read them to find out. I've already wasted enough time on them.
By the way, my fiance is Swedish, and he said they're incorrect when they say "Liv" means "Eve."