I am a big fan of the book, and I liked the first movie. That said, this was awful.The story is rushed, character development is thin to none, and some of the best scenes from the book are missing. Whether or not you agree with Ayn Rand, she understood the beast (in her opinion) very well, and represented the conflict through engaging dialogue in fiction. There is none of that here. Instead, there is a string of passionate speeches given by the central star but he comes across somewhere between a crazy man on the New York subway, and a poorly edited Anonymous speaker on YouTube. He does not come across as a veritable world leader. There are cameos from various B-list news figureheads, making this appear more a reunion of The Celebrity Apprentice than beautiful fictional story with a timely message.Like others, I saw it to complete the trilogy, and out of respect for an integrity-based way of doing business that is legitimately threatened today. This movie does not help the cause.

those who enjoy big government would naturally rate this movie low because it is the message they dislike. the production of it is fine and the film delivered the theme loud and clear... "get out of the way".the hacks that give this film low ratings to kill it may in fact make it a cult film for those of us who treasure freedom over a handout or a check.go back to watching Idiocracy... this movie is too deep for you.if you do enjoy a movie that supports free market capitalism then you won't be disappointed with Atlas Shrugged.

This is one of the WORST movies I have ever seen as to the performance of the actors and actresses. I have been a fan of Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged for over fifty years. This movie is ONLY for fans of Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged. As movies go, it is my opinion it is a total failure.There was not one scene or one performance by an actor or actress that was worth watching. I think Ayn Rand would totally disown this total failure of any form of entertainment. I found it painful to watch all parts of this movie. It would have been better if this movie had never been made. Unfortunately, far too many will form totally wrong opinions of the novel ATLAS SHRUGGED and Ayn Rand and her philosophy of Objectivism.Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) and Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike (2012) are great. Maybe not as great as they could have been if well know stars could have been in the movies.The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999) (TV Movie) is a terrific movie.

Another reviewer mentioned capturing the philosophical essence and that's why I enjoy the series. There are a few speeches in each of these, the third included that really demonstrate Libertarian thought.Let me say these are "bad" movies in that none are ever going to win cinema awards but you don't watch this for popcorn thrills or to be amazed at the dramatic performances or directorial excellence or whatever.Given that you're watching a bad movie, the high points are that they present the point of view well and there are elements which for me were funny. The Utopian "Gulch" where everyone is a high functioning engineer or wizard of some kind, where materials and factories and everything can be done in the blink of an eye, "It's amazing what you can do without the red tape". This was funny. Dagny being paid 3 gold coins as an advance on her job as a maid in the Gulch was hilarious. I've never met a Capitalist so eager to hire, so easy on negotiation and so loose with money with an employee. But then Galt is in love with Dagny so I guess there's an excuse.The failure of the train trestle is presented in a single photo which looks like sabotage and I expected it to be so yet they say it was Socialism that destroyed the bridge. Very lame moment in the movie.A lot of narration is a sure sign of a lack of funding and/or screenplay writing.I wasn't really satisfied at the end as I wanted more conclusion, more closure with the world at large.Still as an expression of the Libertarian mind espoused by Ayn Rand in her Objectivism philosophy, I think all 3 are right on the money.