A little slow to start and probably not for everyone, but for me this was magic, beautiful, touching and spectacularly conceived. Brilliant casting and CGI that takes visual filmmaking to another place.
I saw this at a tiny strip mall theater in the sticks of NH, with various families eager to entertain their noisy kids on a saturday night for a few hours instead of taking them to the local raceway- and everyone clapped at the end. I've never witnessed clapping at the end of a film geared towards children, let alone clapping at this theater. I hope this finds an audience, one that will appreciate the oddities and unique storytelling that the book has to offer.