Far less exciting than the book.

Normally the problem with adaptations is that they skip the boring bits so the plot and character development suffer as a result. Not so with 1984 where they've seemingly decided that the real threat of Orwell's dystopian future was unending boredom rather than totalitarian fear and oppression. The characters are undeveloped and the movie is slow slow slow.

The novel has pretty much a history textbook in the middle of it, yet it held my interest from start to finish. For this movie, a history lesson in the middle would have been the most exciting scene.