I thought the beginning was somewhat slow. After that, the action kept building and really drew you in. My kids, ages 6 and 4, were completely enraptured and burst out laughing several times.
The whole family thought that we would have to get this movie when it comes out on DVD. If the Polar Express wasn't coming out next weekend, we would have probably seen The Incredibles a second time. This movie is likely to get an Academy Award nomination for best animated film, but will probably lose out to Shrek 2.
If the Lemony Snicket movie is anything like the books, it will be great.
I was somewhat disappointed to see what Pixar's next project was going to be. A NASCAR cartoon????
They have had some great movies but this topic holds little appeal for me.