The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep Review

When a young boy, named Angus, finds something unusual in the water, he takes it home with him.  He cleans it up, and begins chipping away at the outside of it, only to discover that it appears to be glowing.  Angus is intrigued and keeps it, and later finds it to be an egg that something has hatched out of.

Of course, it turns out to be an odd little creature that he can't quite place.  Angus is a smart, yet sad little boy, that quickly finds pleasure in the creature.  Angus' father is away at war and this little creature helps fill the lonely void.  After much research, and with a little help from the handyman, Angus learns that it is actually a Water Horse, which he later names Crusoe.

Watching Crusoe grow up is very fun!  All of us loved the scenes with Crusoe swimming, getting into trouble, and making his very unique little noises.  They really did a great job in creating him and making him so lifelike.  When Crusoe gets bigger, and is let into the ocean, some younger children may find him a little scary. 

The character's in the movie have a very thick Scottish accent, and we all had a very time understanding what they were saying some of the time.  My children are 7 and 11 and they were able to follow the story and there was enough action to keep them interested too.  I'm not sure how younger children would enjoy it though.