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71 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

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  • Starring: Alex Etel
  • Summary: The story begins when Angus, a young Scottish boy, finds an enchanted egg. Taking it home, he soon finds himself face-to-face with an amazing creature: the mythical "water horse" of Scottish lore. Angus begins a journey of discovery, facing his greatest fears and risking his life to protect a secret that would give birth to a legend. (Columbia Pictures)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    90
    Personally, I wouldn't take a toddler (unless he was the son of Tarantino) to this intermittently, legitimately terrifying tale of a boy and his Loch Ness monster. But everyone else should blow off "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and show up for the best kiddie picture of the season -- and, along with "Ratatouille," of the year.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    Like most British family films, Water Horse doesn't dumb down its young characters or insult the intelligence of the audience. It has a lot of sly humor about what we know, or have heard, about the Loch Ness monster.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Anna Smith
    60
    Likeable stuff despite being slow paced and rather sentimental.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. SarahV
    10
    a wonderfully entertaining movie about a creature most of us have heared of at 1 time or another
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  2. MichaelT.
    4
    Predictable. This movie uses the same, boy without a father finds a friend and a father and a lover for his mom, but without being all that interesting. It may seem a little trite to call a children's movie predictable, but at least Ratatouille and Stardust kept me entertained. This movie just drags on and I saw it the first time when it was Free Willy.… Expand
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  3. jabezT.
    2
    This movie scared my 5 year old and I hated everything about it. The plot was predictable and hokey. There were completely inappropriate and incongruous story lines about adult relationships. The expected bonding and mutually nurturing relationship between child and beast is completely undermined when beasty tries to EAT the little boy! The beast changes its mind for unclear reasons, so instead of teaching that relationships are beautiful and worht trusting, the lesson is something akin to "stuff happens". I understand the need to suspend belief with this type of movie, but the ending action sequence was just plain stupid. They then left it wide open for a sequel in the most blatant way possible, one that I will certainly miss. My nine year old thought it was fair, so I'll give it a generous 2.… Expand
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