I thought the movie was just the right length given Hollywood's tendency toward bloating pics this year. ROTF and 2012 come to mind.
But yeah 2 thumbs up here too, it was in the spirit of the book, and free of shmaltz. Like Watchman It met my excpectations without losing the soul of the source material. Spike Jonze is clearly another one of these directors who does everything his way, but doesn't pander to the Hollywood money making machine so much.
Although I wouldn't say it is a kids movie per-se, but rather a movie about being a kid.