Its good for kids younger then 12. I took my 12 year old and he didnt like it. My 8 year old did. Its a movie thrown towards younger kids. Of course i didnt enjoy it all but i guess it would be good for younger kids.

I can't believe you recommended this... luckily i previewed it... i would never let my children think that anyone in this movie acted in an acceptable way. totally unacceptable

This movie was okay. My biggest disappointment was that they completely changed the point of the book. The book really didn't have anything to do about bullying and the bet was made between 2 kids and they both had input. It was decided that the one kid would provide the worms, but the kid eating them got to choose how they would be fixed. In the movie, the "bully" not only provided the worms, but he had his gang make up the most vile concoctions they could think of, which left me thinking, "I wouldn't eat that even if it DIDN'T have a worm in it." I agree lots of kids will eat that up, but I'll warn you now, it is very revulting. The movie is fine, but it could have been much better if they hadn't felt like they had to change it around so that they could make a social statement.

My 5 yr old son enjoyed this movie. A few times he got a bit nervous and wanted to leave because he was anxious about what might happen. There is a "witch" in the movie that creates a bit of suspense. He thought it was disgusting to think about eating the worms and said something about wanting to throw-up like the main character goes on about but he got over it. I had to calm him down a couple of times by reminding him that the worms weren't real and neither was the witch. Overall, it was a mildly exciting movie, safe for my 5 yr old and I would suspect most. There was a great message about friendship and doing the right thing. Sort of a novelty these days.