Very nice indeed. The strongest point of the game is, obviously, the art - and the animations, while not being numerous, are "just right". While the game is, mostly, visually static - most of the times that something happens, the screen fades out, and then fades in again after it's been done, so that it didn't have to be animated - the art is vibrant enough, and the game has enough life (the Podlings moving around, spiders, small elements of the bacgkround which animate, and a beautiful thunder/lightning effect in rooms with windows), that it really doesn't matter if it takes this little shortcut sometimes.
I preferred to play it in french. I felt that the english version was competent, but lacked the character of the french lines.
The game has a "danger/safety" meter, but it's very easy to stay safe all the time. I daresay you'd only be in danger if you made it so on purpose.
Mechanically, most (not all, but most) of the game is one long fetch quest or another. Now, by rights this should be boring, because you're literally going over to one person to get A; they tell you you need to go to Z to get B; you do, and at Z they tell you you need to go to Y to get C. This is only not boring if the game is interesting and engaging.
Well, I was interested and engaged. Even if the beautiful backgrounds don't have many interactions or hotspots, they had life (those little animations I spoke earlier about); the characters, even though they didn't speak a lot, had personalities. The puzzles were fine and fair (except for a pixel hunt. Hint: look carefully around the kitchen area).
It's a nice game, with terrific visuals, and a story that manages to progress somewhat unpredictably, and which echoes the heart of the main film.
No reason not to play this. But if you can play it in french, it's simply better. :)