so so so good! I very highly recommend to anyone who likes studio Ghibli, fantasy, or anything else (all his movies are amazing). It isn't exactly like the book (when are movies though?) but it's a great movie on it's own. It is probably best for younger teens up because it talks about some things that they might not understand. But it's not that graphic so younger kids could probably watch it, Whether they understand or enjoy it is up to them personally though.