This movie was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time.
The book is rather dark to begin with, and in this film adaptation, they take it even deeper. -- into the psyche of a young boy dealing with rage, loneliness, adventure, and unbridled imagination. Each character represents a part of Max and how he views the wold with his young mind.
The only thing scary about this movies was how much I paid for the ticket ... it was horrible. At the end everyone in the theater just kind of sat there going, "Was that it?"