While this movie did more closely follow the original storyline of the Charles Dickens story, it spent too much time emphasizing the 3D effects. Parents be warned, this is probably not a small child's movie. Some of the animation was freaky and distracting. The flying around & carriage chase scenes could have been cut in half & it still would have had great 3D effect. There were important elements of the story left out in favor of things that would wow in 3D. It was just disappointing for someone that LOVES this story.