Recommended

Rating: 9/10 (14 December 2012)

Pitch Black, the Bogeyman, is using nightmares to destroy kids' belief in the essentials of childhood, so North (aka Father Christmas) gathers together the guardians of those essentials - the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, the Sandman and a newly appointed Jack Frost- to protect them.
This CGI movie is aimed at children, but has a lot in it to please adults. The story is essentially a straightforward good-vs-evil affair, but the script is good and has heart. The characters are all well conceived and designed, and the voice talent is solid (Hugh Jackman's aggressively Australian Easter Bunny is the most obvious attention-getter, but all the characters are done well.
The animation and look of the film is terrific, and the 3D is superb - seeing this in 3D is recommended.
This is an excellent family film.