What can I say, gorgeous, heart felt and magical story telling at it's best. The voice acting is brilliant, the sensitivity to character and Celtic tradition and myth are beautifully balanced. I watched it as an adult and was enchanted, but it's affect on kids is amazing. If you need a children's gift a copy of this film is perfect.

A young Irish lad finds out that his younger sister is a mythical half-human creature called a 'selkie' - a discovery that eventuates in adventures for them both in this pleasant animated feature film. The mythologies surrounding selkies are a little on the complex side, however, the film stands up well as a tale of a boy coming to understand and truly appreciate his sister for all her special and unique qualities, even if some of the finer points of the narrative are hard to nut out. His sister is simply adorable and as she hardly utters a word throughout, this is something that is best attributed to the animation itself and the way the character is written: how much she dotes on her brother despite her affections not being returned, etc. Though a drama first and foremost, the film has several effective comical moments. Not all of the humour works, but there is a lot of amusement to be had in the seal-like creatures trying to track the sister down while donning random disguises and hiding in garbage bins. The music is also as good as one would expect for a film with 'Song' in its title.

Animation is a tricky thing (no pun intended). On the one hand it's considered a kids domain, though recently many films have proved that their storytelling is at least as good as any "real" feature film out there. Then there is a the issue with the animation style in general. This right here, will not please everyone's eye or style/liking they may have. But it's substance rather than anything else that matters here. And it's how you should look at it.Having that out of the way, the movie tells a story that I reckon almost everybody can get behind with. While it should therefor appeal to parents or adults in general too, it's the kid in this that takes the journey, discovering and growing (up) along the ride. There was a reason this was nominated for an Oscar ... Sometimes the Oscars do get it right

The existing reviews say it all. Unfortunately, not the total score, dah!! I cannot say no more, other than i had to subscribe to IMDb, just for this rating. And since IMDb is asking for a few more lines in order to post the review... A modern fairy tale, a bed time story about a child's quest, one of a few of its kind, magical yet real, inspiring, and in times breath taking, and at the climax greatly emotional, i dare you watch this movie, cry your eyes out, and then, just maybe, subscribe to IMDb. Unfortunately (or not) Hollywood animation does not provide such depth, trying to make things complicated, captivating the audience through elaborate CGI action scenes. This movie is a real masterpiece defying the very nature of that western ideal. Took me back to an early age (now 38), when mother used to tell me that story about some pigeon that embarked on a quest to find its stolen babies. Congratulations to the makers. This movie should not have lost the Oscar, especially over Big 6, which was a poor movie after all. But then again, more and more people are turning their backs to the academy. About time.