The Spiderwick Chronicles (PG)

This movie brought to us by Nickelodeon (a children’s channel) is filled with enriched action and adventure based on mystical creatures.

It’s a story about a man who catalogs all the creatures from the unseeing eyes and how dangerous that knowledge that can be if it was to fall into the wrong hands.  Now 80 years later after the original author disappears his heirs arrive to take possession of the house and it’s contents, which includes the book.

At first I thought it was just a movie for teens, but I was quite surprised as I too enjoyed the fast paced action story.  There is a nice twist at the end and I recommend it for anyone who wants a water-down, but just as exciting version of Lord of the Rings style story to pick this up.

There is something for everyone to enjoy.  We have creatures, good verses evil, and even an ending that will yank at your heart strings and possibly make you tear up.

PURCHASE!