A lot to take in all at once. Dreamlike and bizarre, and wildly inventive visually.

this had all the makings of an awesome fantasy story, but the characters didn't really have much substance. and the strongest element of the film is its visuals, but even those already seem a bit dated. it's worth a watch for the art direction, but i really wish more of it were stop-motion and practical effects, the cgi makes it feel a bit cheap. all the same ideas worked out much better in Coraline.

Well crafted and beautiful fantasy. A great "coming of age" film.

Your typical "down the rabbit's hole" children's story... a dreamworld with lot of oddball stuff going on that has analogues in reality. The art direction is really striking, though. It's amazing what they're doing with computers these days.

As a fan of Mckean and Gaiman I have to admit that I'm pretty biased about this film. I enjoyed it immensly and while it's pretty much the ultimate in "style over substance" it is still very engaging and interesting.

Visually stunning but seems to lose its point halfway through.

It's not Labrynth. But the design, the actors, and the Henson touch, even if it isn't as profound as it was back when Jim was still alive, make this an interesting watch, even if the story doesn't hold as well as it should.

Sucks me right in to the world it creates.

Neil Gaiman is a GOD. There is no denying this. However, even gods sometimes create works that are flawed. This film, while clearly touched by Gaiman's genious still feels like it needs something...I don't know what it is. I love the movie, don't get me wrong. It's just missing something to make it yet another perfect Gaiman Opus.

So stinky

"Hi, I'm Neil Gaiman. Here's what my mind looks like." AAAAAAAAH!

The story is pretty straight forward, but the artistic nature of the film is makes the film better than mediocre.

Really amazing movie, it's like dreaming another man's dream.

One of the most visually unique films I have ever seen

A movie about a misunderstood, angsty goth-girl who's great at "drawring" pictures and juggling. Visually unique, but Neil Gaiman's bland script pulls the movie down. He should stick to writing books, not poisoning the screen with duds like this and Stardust (wait...maybe he should just stay away from compound words).

This started fun but was eventually buried under its own need to be constantly jaw-dropping. Plot first, please!

A visual delight.

Coming of age quest fantasy set within a lush surrealistic dreamscape. Outstanding visual feast.

Glorious design and effects manage to overcome what's an admittedly weak script (considering it's written by Neil Gaiman).

It had a really really good look about it, and the story was somewhat cute. It's on the verge of greatness, but never quite makes it there. Still a great family movie though.

Neil Gailman, Dave Mckean, and the Jim Henson company combining lead to pure awesomeness. The good acting on behalf of...everyone just ensures that it's great.

I have always found Neil Gaiman's stories bland, but this was really too mediocre. Distorted hero's journey ina pseudo-,nteresting setting sometimes works well in comics, but it is really boring as a movie. Because you really don't have enough time to appreciate design and artwork of McKean.

neil gaiman's script is serviceable, but the look of the film is downright stunning. dave mckean's style made the transition to film quite nicely (and a kid's film at that, where he couldn't indulge in his usual grotesqueries).

While it's got some cool images and effects, I wish I had enjoyed this more. I'm a huge fan of Neil Gaiman so I wanted this to be awesome but it's just kinda there. Helena's story is disappointingly derivative and uninspired, though well presented visually.