I saw this back when it played in theaters, so my memory of it is pretty vague. I do remember thinking it was a passable adaptation of the book, with few if any real great moments, but also few truly bad moments. The relationship between the boy and his father (which I didn't remember from the book) felt awkwardly handled at times, but I liked that they at least tried to handle it. I was a little disappointed, I guess, but then again I had gone in with unusually high expectations, hoping for like a more considered version of My Girl combined with the fantastic elements of P.J. Hogan's Peter Pan. It didn't quite work out that way, but I was still glad I saw it. If nothing else, it provided me with a good underdog Visual Effects candidate for the Filmspots.
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