Grandma and I took our 5 and 7 year old Grand daughters to see this movie. I went kicking and and crying all the way, but really enjoyed it, as did the grand children and grandma. We did not see it in 3D. Both adults involved thought we could spend the additional cost on other things for the kids that they would have when they went home. Neither one of our kids seemed frightened by the "evil" guardian and only giggled at the "bad guy" image of the boyfriend. I would recommend it to anyone with granddaughters.