This movie wasnt worth the money for mom and 4 year old. Neither were impressed. The story didn't hold our interest.

What could have been a wonderfully delightful movie really fell flat and had my kids asking me "Is that it? Is there any more to it?" There were a couple of interesting scenes, but for the most part they were like an oasis in the desert. If they would have developed the storyline or plot better it wouldn't have been such a flat movie. Nothing objectionable at all - just a movie my kids never wanted to watch even a second time.

Just wanted to give people a heads up that this is a SAD movie. I wasn't prepared and therefore couldn't prepare my son.

I think the movie was the best because there is a lot of magic and people in the movie care about other people in the movie.

I let my 6 and 12 year olds watch this movie (without doing the research) by themselves. I read the back and checked out the G rating and thought "Oh, this is fine". The back of the box says that the boss is going to retire, not DIE. My children lost their grandfather and are dealing with death and what it really means. My son is all of the sudden (I thought) freaking out again about my death and thinking that I am going to die and leave him. I just watched the movie and now I know why he is again freaked out. Had I had known that Mr. Magorium was slated to die and not just retire, I never would have allowed him to watch the movie. My daughter yes, that I why I suggest that this movie is for older kids and not those who are dealing with a real death in their lives. It's not sweet and trancendant...it's death and has thrown my family back to having to reassure my son that if Nana picks him up at daycare it's because Mom is working and not because she is dead.

This movie is REALLY GOOD. I saw it for a friends birthday when I was 7, and-4 years later- I still love it. The ending is kind of sad, but good all the same. It's really funny and good for most kids. Really though, this NEVER gets old.