"You know from the very first sequence that Coraline is an extraordinary movie that is going to rattle the bejeezus out of young audience members and - the truth be told - their fathers as well... the most imaginative film in memory, a carnival of wonders - magical gardens, a charmingly choreographed circus of mice, a couple of old actresses who get together to put on a fairly lewd but very funny variety show - that at the same time seems to come directly from your nightmares. Seeing Other Mother change from button-eyed ideal to long-necked witch with steel-needle fingers and a hunger to keep you prisoner, is a deeply shaking transformation that isn't easy to throw off once the show is over. Coraline will haunt you." - Jay Stone, Canada.com