Love the seals and the girl is brave.

It is a beautiful family story. My brother and I absolutely love it. There is a drunk man, though, and pubs are depicted.

Our whole family really loves this movie. The performances are perfect, and the setting is stunning. Whenever we watch this, we long for and aspire to the simple, but important, ideals that Fiona and her family achieve.

As American of Irish Heritage and a traditional Celtic musician, I loved that a classic Celtic fairy tale was brought to life in such a precious and compelling fashion. This is a family favorite and we even own the soundtrack. Give this a try for your next Saint Patrick's family time.

The films I seek out for my eight-year old daughter are ones that unfold at a leisurely pace, tell intriguing stories,have engaging characters and rich imagery. This film has all of those in spades. It's the antithesis of frantically paced hollywood "family" fare".This story is about living close to nature and involves magical creatures called "selkies", seals that take on human form and that occur in Irish and Scots folktales. There are a few scenes of peril, but they are mild by today's standards: a young baby floats to sea in a cradle and is thought to be lost, and an older child briefly goes adrift in a rowboat in a fog. One scene of a seal transforming into a woman might be mildly disturbing to some kids, but wasn't to my fairly sensitive daughter. The biggest obstacle for many kids would be the thick Irish brogues, which prompted the producers to provide English subtitles even though the film is in English. But my daughter followed things pretty well, and when she didn't, we just hit "pause" and did some explaining.All in all a great, great family film, enjoyed by the adults and the kid in our household equally and hugely.