This was a fun, enjoyable adventure film that had something for every member of the family. Having read the book, the differences were notable but not disruptive to the viewing pleasure. Read - the changes to adapt the story to a movie were not distracting or irritating. There were adventure and battle scenes that were added that were slightly scarey to my 8 year old daughter but not too bad. I had read a secular review that was lukewarm to the movie after hearing a Christian reviewer that loved it. After seeing the film, it is clear to me that the secular reviewer didn't have an idea about the basic story and his complaints stemmed from his lack of research and understanding. This is a must see for the entire family.