Use your parental discretion

Rating: 6/10 (4 December 2009)

As kid's films go, this is less of kid's film. If your child is street-wise they'll probably love it for it's different take and its sheer weird majesty. If not, and only YOU can judge this, you may be soothing night terrors for a little while. Id recommend a very street-wise 7 as the youngest age.
That said, the film has an excellent message and features an imperfect yet strong female heroine who learns more than one valuable lesson while giving us access to a fantastic visual treat. Sans schmaltz!!
It's a little slow in places but all in all very enjoyable and a welcome departure from the 'too sweet' impression of the world we frequently see portrayed in kids films. As a worldly wise adult you may particularly appreciate 'influences' that Neil Gayman appears to have been under while writing the book.
Areas for possible concern: There is a point in the film where we receive more than an eyeful of a pair of unfeasibly large and barely covered wobbling breasts. The idea of eyes being removed and replaced with buttons, when depicted, is actually beyond creepy in some places, however, as an adult I've seen horror films to make the associations. A kid probably hasn't got the same references so may not find it as disturbing.