But it's just the one scene and it doesn't really even go for that long. There's one scene where a griffin takes the kids to this place that's more fantastical where the author of the field guide has been kept for over 80 years. Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter or even Percy Jackson. The fact that the locations are so mundane particularly when compared to other films in this same genre. The locations are pretty straightforward and simple and, to me, honestly, that's one of the things that does hold this film back. So that's what I meant when I meant it was more lukewarm. It takes place in the 'real' world and the only thing fantasy about it are these mythological creatures that surround the characters who are only seen if they want to be seen or if a hobgoblin spits in your face, which gives you the ability to see them without a special stone that you can see through. What I mean by that is the fact that in a lot of these films, you end up being taken on this epic adventure to a faraway and fantastical land that's unlike anything you would ever see on earth. That's not a derogatory as it may have come across, since I ended up thinking that this was a solid little movie. Rating: PG (Scary Creature Action|Peril|Some Thematic Elements|Violence) However, magical creatures roam the grounds, and they all want a special book that Jared has found: a field guide to fantastic creatures, penned by Arthur Spiderwick. So when strange things happen after his family's move to a relative's dilapidated estate, sister Mallory (Sarah Bolger), twin brother Simon and their mother assume that Jared is behind it all. Of the three Grace children, Jared (Freddie Highmore) has always been thought of as the troublemaker.
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