>What I Didn’t Like:
>
>* Because they summed up six books in 108 minutes, a lot got
>lost, most notably, the relationship between Scott and Ramona.
> Considering all the trouble Scott goes through in the movie,
>you’d think they’d had been on more than two dates. But
>that’s all they had: their first date and that time she came
>over to the apartment which led to the fight with Evil Ex #2.
>Aside from the fact that Ramona was in his dream, we are given
>no reason to believe that Scott is in love with Ramona and we
>definitely don’t see Ramona’s motivation in being with Scott.
>He never really wins her over as he did in the books.
>
>* Another Ramona problem: her character doesn’t grow in the
>process of the movie. She’s essentially the same character at
>the end of the movie, sans Gideon. In the book, Ramona has as
>much of a character arc as Scott – how she overcomes her own
>baggage and failings. The end battle with Gideon should have
>been as much her fight as Scott;s
>
>* Too much Knives. This may have been a result of how amazing
>Ellen Wong was but she was pretty much the second biggest
>character in the movie. She even got a character growth that
>Ramona was denied. At the end of the movie, given how
>everything played out, it made no sense that Scott would want
>Ramona over Knives (aside from the fact that Knives was 17
>making it a little gross). Ramona and her evil exes actually
>brought Scott and Knives closer together. I was annoyed that
>it was Scott and Knives who ultimately defeated Gideon while a
>helpless Ramona looked on.

My understanding of the production of the movie was that the producers thought he'd end up with Knives and adapted the screenplay that way. When sixth book came out and he went with Ramona, the ending was changed.