A sweet-natured adaptation of E. Nesbit's 1902 children's story, starring        Kenneth Branagh as an eccentric uncle and the always outrageous Eddie Izzard     as the voice of "It", a mysterious sand fairy. Updated to 1917, the film         chronicles the adventures of five children who are evacuated to the English    countryside during WWI. There they discover a curious creature who is willing  to grant their wishes. Featuring animatronics by the Jim Henson Creature Shop. John Stephenson---Great Britain---2004---89 mins.