2009
Plot: Hurry UP and follow your dreams before the helium runs out.
Eric: I thought the first half of the movie was the best Hallmark Movie ever made, and the second half of the movie was the best Tomb Raider movie ever made. Not bad for a film based on thousands of miraculous toy balloons. Our niece got scared at a few points late in the film, but I have heard that other kids have no problem with it. The funniest part might have been my three-year-old nephew's feet flipping up in the air in the adult-sized movie theatre seat.
Kelly: The love story at the beginning was so beautiful I almost cried. Cool animation; great characters; and a fun story line. The talking dogs threw our niece over the edge, but she'll be fine after a little therapy. (The Cone of Shame works on cats, too, by the way. We've got pictures.)
Put me down for 5 paws! The movie really surprised me. It was so emotionally moving, but to see the reactions from my five year old son really told the story. My only question, at the end of the movie when the little boy receives the award and the old man steps in the fatherly role-did you feel his father had passed away, not present because of divorce, or abandoned the family?