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I can see why the reviews are so mixed and varied in the ratings. Atlas Shrugged parts 1,2 & 3 are not for everyone. There are 3 things to consider before watching this series. The first is your political viewpoint. If you lean toward a more liberal stand on the world then this movie will bother you to an extreme, and is probably why it was not highly publicized in the first place. The second reason to consider is the change in cast for each movie. Every character that you get attached to, or like, or dislike changes from movie to movie. This takes away from the continuity which is why I removed a star from my review. I don't like having to figure out which actor is playing which character. I shouldn't have to do that with sequels and definitely not the entire cast. The third thing to consider is the price of admission for what appears to be a made for TV version of Ayn Rand's books. They are well done stories and the acting is great, but the budget and sets are limited. Those are the things to consider when renting. They are not necessarily bad things, as you see I gave this movie a 4 star review because the story was a great story. The acting is great and both myself and my wife couldn't help but see the glaring parallels to the setting of the movie to our nation here in America. I'm not saying we are as bad as the book or movie were claiming, but there are similarities, enough so that it makes you take a step back and contemplate at the intuition that Ayn Rand may have had into the political system so many decades ago. The story is captivating enough that my wife and I rented all three movies. We enjoyed them very much and wished it had gone even further at the end and told what more had happened to the main characters other than the ending of the story, but I will not give that away. No spoilers here. This is a highly political, slightly science fiction, near future, drama that will question the world around you. Great movies. Who is John Galt?