I didn't find Wybie's miraculous appearance as objectionable as is typically shown in American films with female protagonists. But, nevertheless, I found the stitching of him into the film awkward and frankly, it really put the entire story off-kilter. I found the film boring and over-long, and lacking the sense of wonder (such as it was) that existed in Gaiman's original (of which I wasn't nearly as enamoured as some of my friends who recommended it to me).