Chloë (Becky G) moves into a new place with her nomadic mother Catherine (Tara Strong). The old house comes with an assortment of garden gnomes. Chloë finds a magical green crystal in a hidden attic room. She is befriended by nerdy neighbor boy Liam (Josh Peck). The realtor fails to tell them that the house is built on a trans-dimensional portal.

I do like the characters despite there are some frustrating aspects of Chloe. I do like the gnomes although the movie can do more with them growing stuff. I do like most of this movie although it's a little short. It's got the bright color animation. It's got the action adventure. It's got good character development. It's got most of it all although it could do with more. It's a good little kids movie.

Not just for them though ... there are some references and quotes (most famously in the title) that may make the big ones happy too (that's adults for you). But mostly this aims to please the kids. And it does quite a decent enough job. Nice story, really good voice acting and the animation isn't too shabby either.

It is not a masterpiece, it will not dethrone Pixar or anyone else. But it is a really good animated movie. Is that enough for you and/or any kids you want to watch this with? Then go ahead and make ... your day!

Decent watch, might watch it again, can recommend, moreso for younger audiences.

There are plenty of kid movies that work for adults too, and this probably in the lower tier of those.

The movie is filled with awful basic humor, lots of bullying for dramatization, and a huge message about being more than superficial, but it still comes out as a pretty decent story. A combination of a goofy but intriguing premise and solid writing structure allows the characters to grow, and there to be entertaining, believable action.

If you need a new mystical mystery movie, give this one a go.