Brendan Fraser,
Paul Bettany,
Jim Broadbent,
Helen Mirren,
Andy Serkis
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Author Cornelia Funke's best-selling children's novel comes to vivid life on the big screen with this family-friendly tale about a bookbinder whose storytelling skills possess the curious power to tra... read more
Directed by: Iain Softley
Release Date: January 23, 2009
Keywords:
family,
cute,
kids,
fantasy,
adventure,
type,
mediocre,
helen mirren,
paul bettany,
brendan fraser,
andy serkis,
Helen Mirren ,
Paul Bettany ,
Brendan Fraser ,
Andy Serkis
DVD Release Date: June 23, 2009
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June 30, 2009I have not read the original source material but the movie has a nice wholesome quality with good direction, well used but not overused CGI. I would say a much better job of adapting a fantasy book to big screen than others, IE things like the Seeker Dark Is Rising or even Goodki... read more
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March 13, 2012It's a family friendly tale about the joys of reading (and because of that many characters from the classic children's library show up and put in an appearance) but the subjective feeling of joy is somehow missing, much like one of those TimeLife commercials selling classic rock ... read more
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June 22, 2011A decent mystical family adventure film with a decent cast line up. I thought there would be a few more action scenes and mythical creatures in this, but sadly not. One for a sunday afternoon with the kids.
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May 13, 2011My hope was way too high for this movie. I love watching Brendan's movie. But this didn't meet my expectation. Their acting was way too cheesy. The plot didn't came out as good as it sounded. Sigh. Never hope too much from anything. The chances of being disappointed is always high.
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December 20, 2010I didn't read the book this movie is based on, but now I really want to. I guess that's a good thing to say about a film. The story of people with a special talent, bringing things they read about to life, has a lot of potential. While that isn't used to its full amount of possib... read more
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December 15, 2010A good fun fantasy family adventure. Reminicsent of what Princess Bride or Never Ending Story "achieved" in their era, but updated using a new creative license with twists and great cast and animation.
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September 27, 2010It's ironic that a text with such great and obvious love for literature be a movie, but there you go. Every actor in this movie did a really great job and made thier character very memorable without throwing the rest of the characters off balance. I really like the way that this ... read more
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Critic Reviews
January 23, 2009
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
January 23, 2009
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
[Has] plenty of thrills, a smart although oft-confusing script, delightful scenery-chewing scenes from stalwarts like Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent and Andy Serkis, and a gorgeous high-concept visual st... Full Review
January 23, 2009
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Seemingly intended as a celebration of the power of books, it's an occasionally incoherent, sleep-inducing picture that reduces narrative to mere mechanics. Full Review
January 23, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Over and over again, characters in Inkheart wax eloquent on the power of books. But there's nothing in the movie as haunting or as compelling as the sound they make when they speak for themselves. Full Review
January 23, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post
A flea market of fairy tales and hocus-pocus, Inkheart makes as much sense as an inkblot. Full Review
January 23, 2009
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
The overqualified cast gives its all, but logical lapses and sober-sided direction siphon off the fun. Full Review
January 23, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The film's storybook Alpine vistas are lovely to behold, and bits of humor pop out in welcome moments. Other than that, it never quite springs to life as intended -- not in your kitchen, and not on sc... Full Review
January 23, 2009
Kamal Al-Solaylee, Globe and Mail
As an adventure flick, Inkheart is not all that adventurous. It goes to places and falls on tropes that many fantasy films -- most notably but not exclusively the Lord of the Rings trilogy -- have cov... Full Review
January 23, 2009
Tom Long, Detroit News
Even if it can't quite conjure up the movie magic it intends, Inkheart does serve as public service announcement promoting literacy. And as such, your kids could do a lot worse at the cineplex. Full Review
January 23, 2009
Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News
Much of this comes across as a labor of love, with a classy cast frolicking in Iain Softley's whimsical direction of a lushly imagined adaptation by David Lindsay-Abaire. Full Review
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