not what i was expecting

I was imagining this film to be perhaps a scaled-back version of 'Chronicles of Narnia' but i found it to be extremely slow, dull, very little and not too impressive special fx, and just too depressing to let my kids see it. it touches on topics such as bullying, failing to live up to father's expectations, financial problems at home, and to top it off, death of a child. This is definitely more of an adult drama than a child-friendly family film. I think it's a case of being marketed to the wrong crowd. I was expecting a fun family adventure with some fantasy thrown in and I got a sap-fest emo-drama.

5/10