I went to see the movie with a five-year-old and an eight-year-old youngster.The cinema was crowded with kids and what intrigued me was to register their reactions. Reactions? There were hardly any cries of sheer delight and the general attitude was one of great expectations that were not fulfilled. The concept of combining animation with real people doesn't seem to work with children. Their fantasy world is based on imaginative processes which in this case were hindered by the combination of true-to-life humans and cartoon figures.The concept doesn't seem to work too well with adults either.Furthermore the storyline is rather weak and it is difficult to experience any form of empathy with either the real Garfield or his double
