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I usually skip out on angel studios movies because of how religiously biased they are and the bad editing and subpar acting, but this one was actually done right. The acting was good, plot was good, characters written well, and overall a lot of fun. Highly recommend for a fun movie night at the theater with your family or by yourself(me) because all ages would enjoy this movie. Don't get me wrong, angel studios has a tendency to make a mid movie, but this one felt like more than a cash grab for christians.

If I'd have gone to see this by myself I would have had much better feelings about it. I thought the representation of Amber's grief and the lesson of balancing that with the good was powerful, and they went about it without trying to dismiss or "fix" her in the end (as can be surmised from the previews that that's the direction it would go). From an adult perspective I thought it was great.

But as it were, I took my 5 and 8 year old, and deeply regretted not looking to the reviews further before seeing it, thinking I could blindly trust an Angel Studios movie to have a PG movie actually be appropriate for little kids. (I was originally not going to take the 5 year old, but we ended up having a spot to fill last minute) So the lower rating is because the misrepresentation is quite problematic.

As many reviews have said, it had such a strong horror movie tone to it, dappled with the lighthearted moments seen in the previews. There were definitely some laugh-out-loud funny parts, but much of it had even my 8 year old freaked out and hiding behind covered eyes. I think he'll be alright, in the end he said he liked it, but it's not the sort of experience I want for my kids.

To me though the worse part was the unexpectedly frequent swearing. We have been really diligent about that and my kids came away with some new words they haven't heard before. Which really wouldn't be so bad if they didn't relentlessly repeat everything they hear. Not the sort of thing I'd have expected to experience from this studio, so I was really disappointed with that.

Basically, this is just a warning to parents with small kids to always do your homework and make the effort to check content before seeing a movie, despite what studio it's from.

Did an early mystery movie release, brought two kids: both teen/tween range and they laughed, gasped and maybe a bit of a jump scare or two. It's not a perfect movie as you can read by some of the grumps here expecting an Oscar worthy effort but it's definitely worth a viewing, if only to remember what it was like to have an imagination and just sketch and why many of us sketched as kids.

I was cynical at first and thought I wouldn't enjoy this film, but my kids wanted to go so I brought them... and it ended up being the most fun I had in theaters in recent memory! I haven't laughed as hard or frequent in a film in years! My kids were legit on the edge of their seats and one turned and said, "Woh! This movie is intense!"

Brings back the glory and inspired storytelling of the 80s and 90s. The screenwriting, directing, acting and editing was all spectacular! Worthy of the big screen and I feel sorry for anyone who misses out on this movie going experience!

I got to see this movie at TIFF. I absolutely loved the depth of the emotion of this movie and definitely both laughed and cried out loud. The performances are incredible, in particular the kids. The VFX are also incredibly well realized - there is so much texture and unique detailing in the creatures, which is cool, but it also really serves the plot and the role they play in the story. I am not a parent, so I can't speak to how kid-appropriate it is for younger ages, but I think this is a perfect movie for truly anyone old enough to understand death and loss. I will definitely be recommending this to many people.