Movie: "Where the Wild Things Are"

Max Records is a boy living in a single parent suburban home. He has a fantastic imagination, but cannot control his anger or emotions. In a fit or rage, he leaves home and sets sail in a small boat to an island populated by bigger- than- life sentient fantastic creatures. There he establishes himself as king over the wild things. Most of the story is spent in conflicts amongst the wild things and his rule over them.

Max is mostly out of control emotionally the first twenty minutes of the movie. The facial animation of the creatures is excellent. The story and cinematography are dark and cheerless. You definitely will not leave the theater feeling enlightened or uplifted.

Despite being based on a children’s book, I would not recommend taking small children to see this.