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The storytelling is economical and brisk. In some ways, Waters approaches it more as a pre-teen horror movie.
I found it to be more irritating than scary, more tedious than exciting.
A pleasing melange under the direction of Mark Waters, who, after Freaky Friday and Mean Girls, is becoming the go-to auteur of traumatized youth.
Meticulously rendered CGI creatures spike this dark adventure, shot marvelously by Caleb Deschanel.
Director Mark Waters does a fine job meshing the fantastical with the quotidian.
A well-crafted family thriller that is truly scary and doesn't wimp out.
What charm it does have rests largely on Highmore's shoulders. As family friendly fantasy movies go it's pretty solidly in the middle, its resolve to take no chances whatsoever keeping it from ever being more.
Oh, great -- another kiddie fantasy film. How exciting!
A run-of-the-mill fantasy adventure.
The result is effective, if too intense for younger children.
Young moviegoers will like the way the film empowers their cinematic peers in this battle of good against evil, though smaller children will probably be scared out of their wits.
Enjoyable, well made children's fantasy adventure with likeable characters, impressive special effects and a decent script.
Como fábula, não é das mais originais, mas ainda assim tem seu charme em função do carisma de Higmore, dos bons efeitos visuais e do desfecho tocante.
We just don't get good children's entertainment like this anymore...
This movie didn't really blow me away, but it was mildly enjoyable and should keep all of the fantasy fans happy
Seen through the eyes of a child, this adaptation my lack originality but is fast paced, contains enough fantasy to balance the family drama and is, at times, very scary.
that rare film that speaks to the adult in kid, and the kid in the adult with equal eloquence
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