Creepy - in all of the best ways

Rating: 8/10 (18 August 2009)

A little too spooky for the under-10 crowd. Younger children could be frightened by overtly threatening nature of the last third of the movie, but the older viewer will be able to appreciate that the truly unnerving part of this film is actually in the middle, beginning with the little hints that something is not quite right with this world. This feeling is enhanced by the dramatic irony (that Coraline does not yet recognize her peril). The scenes with the silent Wybie were, to me, the best in this regard.
My favorite quote (and it's not even in the IMDb quote list): Coraline, to herself, watching the cat disappear with the rat in its mouth: "Gooooood Kitty."