I took my two young boys to see this movie, and expected to just sit through another boring kids movie so that my kids could enjoy themselves. I actually ended up caught up in the story, and I liked the fact that the characters were complex and showed my boys that things are not just black and white. Good people, (or rats) can have bad moments and make bad decisions, and the same is true for supposedly 'bad' individuals. I'm glad that they saw that life is not simple, but that the decisions you make are very important to not only you, but to others as well. Good lesson, good movie.

This movie was okay. Good at some parts. I would recomend this movie.

I just attended this EXCELLENT 100-minute movie from Universal . It is based on the 2003 children's novel by Kate DiCamillo - voiced by a stable of top Hollywood/British actors and actresses. The animation is above-average - and the plot is complex enough for adults yet identifiable by children - and exceedingly well-done and full of allegories and moral lessons. This quality animated movie is several classes ahead and above the atrociously horrible Igor. VERDICT: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Great for entire family!

It's a fairy tale, in the spirit of the Brothers Grimm. Sad things happen, bad things happen, and there's a moral there if you choose to walk away with it. My kids (8 and 6 years old) both loved it, and couldn't stop talking about the scenes they enjoyed most. My parents came with us, and I was curious if my father (NOT the fairy tale type) would like it. I needn't have worried, Dad truly enjoyed it. I can't understand the negative reviews. The pacing was just right, the scenes were dark only when necessary, the animation was first-rate and the story was touching. I suppose in the age of gaudy, eye-blistering graphics this movie is out of place, but I am very pleased that I took the family to see this.

In a world where children are learning to be followers, this has a great message of how to be yourself and follow your heart. I had a good time watching this movie and that is what I go to the movies to do.