Written
November 28, 2011
Clever, original, well-paced, and genuinely heartfelt
I took my 4-year-old son to see this film last night, and I was surprised that his lasting impression was that there were "some scary parts." Maybe he wouldn't have felt that way if he were a year or two older. There WAS one segment that had some cartoonish violence (I won't go into specifics because I don't want to give anything away), and there was way more fast-paced action than I expected. Still, my son loved Cars 2, and I thought that movie was 10 times more violent than this. My son's opinion not withstanding, I LOVED this film. The plot was easy enough to follow for young children, and the humor succeeded on both the kid level and the adult level. The message was sweet but not so sappy that I felt manipulated, and the plot twists were clever enough that, even though I knew I could expect a happy ending, I didn't know for sure what path would be taken to get there. If your kids are over the age of 5, don't miss this one!
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