Another film starring the very underrated talent that is Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland, Charlie and the chocolate factory), this is an engaging war-time family fantasy with a fairy-tale fitting creature, 'It', who grants all his wishes with a downside. A nice tale of brothers and sisters, and one harsh little scientist, set in picturesque countryside to the backdrop of the father-fighting in the war- whom they miss. I was pleasantly surprised overall, see if you can be too.

Another film made for children but even better viewing for adults. Eddie Izzard ad libbing as the sand fairy is great, the children don't have that cloying Hollywood sweetness and the adults play their parts beautifully but without eclipsing the children. Funny and sentimental by turns but never sickly sweet-great film!