I never read the book, didn’t even know there was one until reading the reviews below. So I had no standard to compare it to.

I found this movie full of cute jokes that were safe for the kids, a bit of action, a touch of suspense, some fairy tale magic, a love story, a coming of age.

I found the characters refreshingly unique – I mean a gay sky pirate that captures lighting is not one I had seen before.

It is just a little bit long to keep the kids fully engaged from start to finish but we all have enjoyed watching it several times.

It was a keeper in our family.