Sadly it seems like another fantasy story has been butchered by Hollywood producers.
I had rather large hopes for Eragon and although critics are mostly biased fools, one can make up a pretty decent opinion about anything by reading many reviews and analysing the points that are common in every critic's article.
In Eragon's case, it's bad Star Wars plagiarism, saved from any lawsuit by dropping the story in a Lord of the Rings-type setting.
I haven't seen it, I wanted to go this weekend.
But now I think I'll wait a few weeks after christmas and play Oblivion instead.
Meh.