I've been a fan of George Clooney's for quite a long time and I think this is his best movie yet. Overall this film is well acted and directed! Jason Reitman once again hits it out of the park with this film after directing "Juno" and "Thank You For Smoking". I was thoroughly surprised on how much I really liked this film so much so that I've seen it twice in a week! It's pretty rare for me to go see a film twice but "Up In The Air" is one of those films that stays with you. The supporting cast is also very good in this film as well especially Vera Farmiga. All in all go check this movie out! I doubt you'd be disappointed...
Even though it's been years since reading the book I still remembered how cool the book was and how imaginative the book was! I think the movie did an excellent job in that as well. The 'wild things' are amazing in the film and really enjoyed the voice actors for each of the monsters. I don't think it's too dark for kids it might be a slow paced for the kids but they might be intrigued by the creatures. Overall i would recommend this movie!