Beautiful, moving film.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Blistering performances.

My wife and I watched this movie with our 3.5 year old and we all really enjoyed it. I enjoyed all of the music and the story and my son enjoyed the small character pool and the action. He may not have fully understood the story but he sat through the whole movie (which for him rarely ever happens). I feel like it was the perfect mix of great for the kids as well as the parents type of movie. It probably all really depends on the age, but for my family this movie was excellent and I wish there were more movies like it!

Strange Magic is a not an animated film for kids, more directed to teens and adults. This is an odd film, a mix of The Princes Bride meets Tim Burton's world and they sing Moulin Rouge style.The main virtues of the film are, beyond the beautiful animation and character design, the quirkiness of it. To me, the most important thing in movies that are derivative an predictable like this one is the sense of humour and the message conveyed. Strange Magic was funny to me, and found myself laughing more than once. The message if is not new, but important to recall it, there is a lid for every pot, love comes in all colors and shapes, and love happens between people who are, a priori, very different and even opposite. The film is unpretentious, and the familiar soundtrack will keep you (or at least me) singing along.The cast does a good job at providing the characters with their voice and songs. I especially liked Allan Cumming as Bog King and Elijah Kelly as Sunny.There is strange magic in this film, because from the known and predictable we get something magic, perhaps just hocus-pocus, and a freaky love story. I think this is one of those movies you really like or dislike, nothing in between. I did find it very enjoyable, but I had no expectations about it, so that always helps.

Although the beginning is a little fast paced, it's understandable since movies only have about two hours to get across the story, I still came to appreciate it. The character designs are interesting and show a lot about each character's individual personality without much need of explanation. Characters have clean cut personalities and while it does rely on a lot of character arch-types it's not necessarily bad and it ends up working out pretty well. The fact that previous events still have an effect on the plot is a refreshing change and the foreshadowing - while a bit on the nose - is not the worst I've ever seen. The editing is well done, the visuals attractive and there's nothing wrong with a legitimately strong female protagonist who actually has a personality.

So at 1830 on a Saturday night I stuck this film on for my 3 year old daughter thinking it would keep her amused for 30 minutes before bed. Turns out it kept me, my wife and my 11 year old daughter entertained too! We sat as a family and all thoroughly enjoyed this strange, funny, and charming film. Some great subtle comedy which made us adults laugh. Plenty for the younger ones to enjoy with bright beautiful animation, fairies, fantastic songs, and a scene stealing bad guy in the Bog King. Kristin Chenoweth brilliant as always as the Sugar Plum Fairy. No prizes for guessing what the first thing on the TV was Sunday morning.....