The Grace family has experienced a pretty big life change
when their Dad moves out forcing them to leave their home in New York. Without many options they move to their
distant relative Arthur Spiderwick's abandoned home. While moving from the city to the country
involves enough change this move comes with woodland creatures like faeries,
goblins and ogres. From the moment they
arrive strange things begin to happen at their dilapidated new residence.
A 96 minute journey to the worlds that may surround us is
put together pretty well and well worth the trip. I am such a scaredy-cat, so every
little noise or shadow is a much bigger deal than it really is. This movie explores
what could possibly be causing those things that go bump in the night. I’m not
going to try and compare this fantasy action movie to the Harry Potter series
because that is just unfair. It just didn’t captivate me in the same way but it had a brisk pace and packed a lot
into this one film based on the five book series with the same name by Tony
DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.
Motherly Advice:
First of all the special effects are amazing but some of the creatures
are scary! I wouldn’t recommend watching
this with filters set any lower than medium like I did. Even though violence, including some gouged
eyes and injuries are filtered the final climactic scene offers some real
tension especially when the shape-shifting Ogre unleashes his wrath. You will want to be leery of your younger
kids watching this; I won’t be allowing my 4 year old to view for a while. Language and blasphemy are filtered but the
discussion and image of a broken family interweave into this story. So curl up on the couch for a matinee or evening viewing with kids
9 and up.
Hannah - I have found new reasons to stay stocked up on
tomatoes and honey!
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