The beginning of the story introduces the main character in a very sweet and sensitive way and when he becomes involved with all the characters he meets, the adventures begin and they are none stop from beginning to end. My husband and our grandchildren throughly enjoyed this movie and we would love to see the 3D version as well. I only saw one negative review from someone of similar age to me and I would have to say this person obviously only sees the glass as "half empty" instead of "half full".