I took my 4 year old and she loved it. I didn't think it was "too scary" or AT ALL inappropriate. Anyone that thinks that must be incredibly overprotective. The movie didn't hardly portray any natural predator/prey type of scenes, besides maybe two, that were not even gruesome; just natural. The music used was perfect; as it didn't come across as scary Jaws type of music when showing the sharks and that hugely influenced the mood of the movie. I loved it and highly recommend it for ANY age.