content: We have a 7 year old daughter who is usually glued to the TV when we watch the newest released DVDs. With The Tale of Despereaux, she was finding excuses to get up and do something in another room. I had to tell her to "watch your movie!" I have never read the book, and I am sure it must be a lot better than the film. Nothing really happens in the film until the very end when there is a little action. and Despereaux, supposedly the main character, isn't often even in the film. I found they tried to throw in aspects from the book but didn't give them enough background or fleshed the ideas out enough, resulting in a very fragmented film. It seemed like so many elements should have just been left out instead of haphazardly trying to fit them in. So many things were left unexplained that I was like "what the?" the whole time. There are better new Kid's releases out there for sure like Bolt, or Kung Fu Panda that left us a much more satisfied movie watching family.