How can you NOT like this movie?

Rating: 10/10 (10 September 1999)

I love this movie more than just about any other in the world. The only thing that comes close on my rating meter is the three-way tie between the first three Star Wars films.
I will agree with something I read in another review: The movie is not the book. The book is infinitely better than the movie, and dearer to my heart than any book except the Bible. I advise that first-time viewers watch the movie first, to become acquainted with the story and characters. Then go get the book, and discover the depth of character history.
I must say one thing, though, for those who have never read the book and are planning to: THERE IS NO SUCH PERSON AS S. MORGENSTERN. Goldman made him up. Goldman also doesn't have a wife named Helen or a son named Jason or a father who came to America from Florin. (The fictional countries of Florin and Guilder get their names from forms of currency.) He wrote the story for his two daughters. The truth about Morgenstern confuses a lot of readers, so I thought I'd be helpful there.
But if you love fantasy, see this movie -- and read the book.