“The Tiger Rising” (** out of four) was a saccharine adaptation of Kate DiCamillo’s children story about a young outcast (Christian Convery) who forms a friendship with a new female student (Madalen Mills) and they both form a bond with a caged tiger in the middle of the woods who helps them to escape from the trouble of their own turbulent home lives. Best performance in the movie is by the tiger itself but he’s on screen for only a precious few minutes; Dennis Quaid and Queen Latifah are wasted in nondescript supporting roles. Only the ending achieves any genuine emotion. Young kids may like it anyway.