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I really really liked this movie. I know there are people that are being critical saying that it was demonic however I think this is very relatable for kids. I did not find it "demonic" or "evil"I found it as the opposite actually I saw it as a heartwarming movie. One of the biggest points of this movie is when the brother says you're not a bad or evil person just because you drew an bad monster. This movie really does highlight that kids do not know how to regulate that emotion. They need to know that it is okay for them to have strong feelings. They need to know that it is okay for them to be angry upset or sad. They need to be reassured that it's normal if somebody makes you mad sometimes you want to smack them (that's normal even as adults we do the same thing don't lie when somebody makes you mad in your mind you're setting there thinking dang I really wish I could smack this person) it's a normal response. This was a great movie. It shows not only the kids growth but the dad's growth. I probably don't make a lot of sense there's so much I could say about this movie.

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.

This 2024 film by Seth Worley, was inspired by his short film, "Dark Colors". This is a surprisingly entertaining film. It seems to be by it's marketing to young moviegoers, but it has a darker set up. Advertised as a comedy fantasy, it's more of a black comedy arched more to horror.

The premise is about a family in mourning, a father and two children. One child, "Amber" who is a reclusive and very artistic youth, who gets bullied. Her anger is driven out onto paper as sketches. This is where the film is oddly for young viewers, images of imagined violence with monsters and their special abilities.

The other child, discovered a "magical" magic pond near their home. It has special water, and does wondrous as well as horrible things. Then Amber's angered sketching begins to take form.

I feel what makes this film a tad terrifying, is the sound effects. This film may drag with its story, but the visual effects are superb along with monster creations.

As far as the cast Tom Hale plays the widow parent, "Taylor Wyatt" and along with the strong lead by young actor, Bianca Belle as "Amber". The director calls it a mix of "Jurassic Park" and "Inside Out" but it feels more like "Goonies" meet "It: Chapter One" kids!

Lastly, the film's overall effects are pretty mesmerizing as a youth led cast steer the sequences, giving off more serious tense scenes (look out for the school bus segment).

As silly and infantile "Amber's" monsters appear, Worley's orchestrated scenes (not depending on gore effects or jump scares) really evolve them into menacing entities . Its soundtrack and sound effects, help to deliver some terrifying seconds with the monsters. In some ways echoes Joe Dante's 80s segment with cartoon-like monsters from "Twilight Zone, The Movie".

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!

This movie involves fantasy, monsters and family and friends protecting each other during a time of danger. It is an allegory and deals with the loss of a wife and parent and approaches how each family member deals with their grief individually and collectively. It is very entertaining with both funny, scary (even for adults), and poignancy. Great film that reminded me of a re-envisioned Jumanji (the original film) that comes from a sketchbook instead of a game. Not for very small, sensitive children. Wonderful family film with a deep lesson that brought me to tears having recently experienced my own loss of a loved one.

Funny. Hilarious. Smart. With a giant, beautiful heart and soul!.

Seth Worley is a genius, and Sketch is his masterpiece.

Tony Hale brings remarkable depth to his role-delivering moments of comedic brilliance that remind us why he's so beloved, while also nailing the emotional weight of the film in ways that bring tears to your eyes.

D'Arcy Carden perfectly balances the tone of Sketch with a dynamic performance and masterful craft.

The young ensemble cast-many making their big-screen debut-are the magic at the heart of this film.

The writing? Impeccable.

The direction? Masterful.

The acting? Flawless.

In every way, Sketch is a must-see summer movie meant to be experienced in theaters.

Sketch is rated as a Family movie. It's definitely for mature older children. I would not take children under 12. There is some strong content and language. My husband and I went to watch it before we took the grandkids and I'm glad we did. There's a lot of "perceived" violence.

I will say the story line is great. I just think that all of the language could have been left out and some of the violence toned down.

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.

As grandparents, we did not feel this was an appropriate movie for small children. Maybe it should have had a PG-13 rating for the scariness and violence. We went to view it at our local theater yesterday and a women and her daughter left mid movie. On the positive, my artistic neurodivergant adult daughter loved it.

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.

I thought the content of the movie was not appropriate for young children. It should've had a rating of PG-13. Those drawings were very demonic looking, and although I understood the storyline and the reasoning it just was not what I expected. My children did enjoy the movie. There are triggers in the movie.

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.

Sketch is a fun movie that I think could've benefited from some script revisions and editing. There's a lot going for it; I saw this movie at TIFF and the announcer mentioned that director Seth Worley has a background in VFX - it shows.

This movie - the fourth such imaginary creatures come to life movie in 2024, weird ain't it - has some truly impressive CG creations. The movie may be low budget, but the art style of these creatures lends itself well to simple creations. They have texture and make sense in the context of the story, and are undoubtedly the best part of the movie.

Tony Hale is also really good in this, it's nice to see him in a leading man role and I think he plays this character - a grieving single father - quite well. He seems to be the most balanced character, despite film's characteristically snarky script Hale gets a lot of great sentimental moments.

The movie also has a good message and manages to tie itself up quite neatly and in a way I think all good family films should. It explores complicated emotions pretty well. It's a movie unafraid to get creepy at times and really reminds of how family films used to be; often tinged with darkness, because ultimately, life isn't all sunshine and rainbows.

I think what bothered me most about this movie was the script. It's a funny movie, yes, but you know when someone just can't tone it down and keeps cracking jokes, to the point where it's exhausting? I feel like Sketch has that problem. There are also A LOT of "wait, did you just say ____," jokes that occur WELL INTO the final act that I just found tiring after a while.

The movie also has kids. A lot of them. Two of them, the main boy and girl, are fine. They still can't help the movie's overly "MCU" tendencies of winking and joking at every opportunity. But there's one kid - Bowman - who gets WAY too much screen time and I find super obnoxious by the end of the movie. I'm sorry - he's not a great actor and he doesn't know how to interact with the CG creatures. There's a scene where he's supposed to be covered in them where it's evident he doesn't really know what he's looking at and it's super distracting.

There was also a noticeable issue with the sound; too loud and too quiet at times. Maybe it was my theatre, but I suspect it was the mixing. I feel like the movie's score was honestly pretty bad; it never really captured the tone it was supposed to go for and reminded me more of Evil Dead Rise than anything...which just didn't fit.

Overall, this is a fun movie, and it really reminded me of family adventure films from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. We definitely need more of these, but this is a debut film and it has the hallmarks of a director to watch for, but who is clearly just starting out.

After seeing the trailers, it was clear to me that it was a children's movie, so I bought the tickets for my 11 year old daughter and I to go see. I'm glad that I was shown the deal to buy my child a ticket, and I could get in for free as the parent. One because I couldn't afford a second ticket, and two because I'm glad I didn't spend too much to see the movie itself, now knowing what happens in the movie.

The movie started with music and jump scares that made it sound like a horror movie. My daughter continued to get scared throughout the movie. The monsters themselves didn't seem to be scary for her, which was good. She ended up saying she did enjoy the movie, after it was done.

I thought the movie was pretty cute, although thinking it was a good "starter" scary movie for kids or teens.. for the first half of the movie.

One very small emotional part did make me tear up, although it only lasted maybe a minute.

The ending was awful in my opinion. It didn't explain ANYTHING where there were left many unanswered questions... things just kind of went back to normal and everybody just moved on like nothing happened and that was the end. Other than that, it was an okay movie. Probably wouldn't watch it again. Probably wouldn't recommend adults to watch it. It may be more tween/teen attention oriented...

I saw Sketch before its release, at a preview where the only facts that the audience knew about the film was the rating (PG), the length, and that 'the film is not a horror movie." I was pleasurably surprised at the result: a loving and stirring lesson about family communications, grief, joy, and life.

For whatever reason, the first quarter of the movie is not as engaging as it might have been, though we learn a lot about the characters and their family situation. This information turns out to be crucial for understanding the rest of the film, and frankly, that first quarter could have been stronger. But that's for the writer/director to ponder. If you go to this movie and expect that we need to learn through exposition a lot of backstory, that's ok, because the payoff later on is whimsical, beautiful to view, a bit scary for very younger children but very fulfilling for older children and maybe tweens.

It shows the depth of imagination, the proper channeling of emotions, the way that both kids and adults learn about themselves in the world, and how to navigate potentially fearful situations.

PS - stay for the closing scenes during the credits, so you can discover how to participate in some of the CGI magic of the film.

Not what i was expecting from a movie from the angel studios. I will not be watching with my kids again without more scrutiny. This movie has demonic overtones and no christian anchor. There is Unnecessary language and evil depiction. Referring to cults. Could have been a great movie. Recommended 12 and up. I watched a poor grandma with her 6 year old grandkids in horror watching a so called Angel studios movie.

I saw this at a secret movie screening. I admit it's not something would not have gone to see by choice but I'm so glad I did see it!

I've been disappointed by movies the past 2-3 years (looking at you JP) but this one was dark, moving, creative and real in every way.

I was surprised by the rating as it's quite suspenseful and has some dark creatures that would have scared 12 year old me.

I think this movie works as an 80s/90s goosebumps kind of thrill. It starts out slow and suspenseful. What particularly impressed me was the fact that you began to see where the movie was going within 20 minutes but it doesn't feel predictable. In fact you're waiting for this thing to happen because it's both horrifying and sort of exhilarating to think about. I hadn't seen a single trailer for it and I think that's what really helped. The 'monsters' were well done and I love that the kids were so genuine. Great acting and the overall theme was deeply touching.

I think it should be rated pg13 at least. But it's worth a watch and I hope it makes a splash.

The adults loved the movie but did not realize it was not good for under 12. The info said kid friendly family fun movie!!

The language of the children was also not kids friendly!!

Nightmares definite last night for the children.

This really surprised me being an Angel studios movie.

I will be sure to check everything I can from now on, not take word of Co., next time I take my Grands to the movies (if my daughter lets me, that is)

I would absolutely not take a young child to this movie. My 13 year old son and I saw it as part of a Mystery Movie and couldn't believe it was only rated PG. The trailer and description are very misleading. It's not a warm and fuzzy family friendly movie. It's a scary, dark, and violent movie. A line repeated over and over again was describing a picture the main character drew of herself stabbing a classmate hard in the stomach (that was close to the exact quote). And then that character came to life (like other sketches) as a horrifying "person", not a "cute" monster like from Monster's Inc. This is only one example of why I wouldn't recommend it, but there are plenty of others. However, if you're looking for a horror movie for your kids, this is your movie! 😆