Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Hayleigh Joseph This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

HarlekwinBlog The young cast do themselves proud. The story moves along at an appropriate pace with a number of nice twists and turns to keep all viewers happy. Impressive movie all in all.

mbotula I have seen several people score this movie with only 1 star. Did we watch the same film?? Visually, I could not take my eyes off the screen. I have also read the entire trilogy. I can understand why some people would dislike the fact that it is not an EXACT adaptation. Some of the children's peculiarities were switched. It sort of bothered me too, which is why I gave it an 8. Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed this stunning film! Acting was spot on, even the smaller children just had it!!! Watch the movie for yourself before you judge it by some of these ratings.

sergelamarche Tim Burton is certainly peculiar enough. Based on a book, it that defies all laws of physics. This is a very adventurous story for all ages. A sort of x-kids in groundhog day loop controlled by a bird-lady. It is very good at all levels and fun. It has some depth. Great lessons. It's a sophisticated monster movie as well. I did not see the time pass.

christopher-underwood Watched this with one of my granddaughters and rather enjoyed it. I have never been particularly drawn to the world of Tim Burton but have to confess that here he displays a considerable hold over a seemingly disparate cast whilst always ensuring that the picture looked good. The beginning was intriguing, mysterious and involving. It was also well paced and we seemed to race into picture that I had feared I might sleep through. No fear of that, even if it does lapse a little in the middle, we are soon up and running for a resounding finale. My main trouble was when the film decided to take the absurd plot, time loops and all, seriously. Here I found myself glazing over and wondering if the young lady with me was following it. No worries it really doesn't seem to matter whether you believe or not, the characters are appealing, what they do amusing and it all makes for a truly exciting conclusion.