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Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 06/23/2009 Run time: 106 minutes Rating: Pg
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By Justin Carlyle (the Midwest)
The scenery is pretty, the concept is intriguing... and at that point all that's good about this film has been said. Silly, stupid, erratic: these words come to mind to describe the acting, the dialogue, the fluidity of the film... just about anything, in fact. Was Helen Mirren paying off a poker debt? Paul Bettany? And how about the six cents they spent on special effects (the same amount they spent on The Neverending Story)?! Clearly, the film business hates fantasy that's cute. Bring on the bearded midgets and the dancing bears...
By Rosemerry Thoene
This movie was kind of a disappointment really. The characters were weak and sort of dumb. It lacked the depth that the book has. One of my biggest annoyances is that Basta is supposed to be scary, but he's sort of a dork. That was one of the things about the book. The characters were incredibly and even unnecessarily evil and the movie just didn't pull that off. Also, by changing the story around Resa they turned Dustfinger into a selfish coward. Granted, he was selfish, but he wasn't that bad. Also, the reading was too controlled. It should have been unpredictable. Well, I could go on for a while, but I won't bore you. There were just so many things that turned the story from good to mediocre.
In it's defense, the story wasn't terrible, just not what I was expecting. The acting was good as well as the special effects and I do think they did a pretty good job with Capricorn's character. If I had seen it without reading the book I might have liked it, but I can't be sure because I did read the book and I know what it should have been like.
My advice is: Read the book.
By B. R. Tooley (Hemet CA)
My family and I saw this movie during Regal Free Family Festival (Regal Cinemas provide weekly G and PG rated films for free. This is a great way to beat the heat during the summer months.)
I did not know much going in about this movie but was pleasently surprised. This movie showed a positive relationship between a father and a daughter. The supporting characters were wonderful especially Helen Mirren who normally does serious acting but came across as fun and likable. This movie held my 9 year old attention and she was talking about it hours after the movie ended. I would recommend this movie for families with older children because there are some scary parts at the end (a la Indiana Jones) and the parents will love it too.
By Prabal Guha Biswas (don't worry, I shall find you)
I am quite impressed; it is a very good movie and makes sense in some weird way. Good acting, great cinematography. Thank God, I didn't listen to the so-called movie critics or paid heed to the metrics in Rotten Tomato that dumped the movie. The most likely reason the critics thrashed the movie is because they didn't receive money from the producers. Everyone is so corrupt these days. Go ahead and watch it!!
By K. O'Connor (Massachusetts USA)
I always have high expectations about book-to-movie adaptations, which is probably why I gave this movie a low rating. The movie and the effects were great, but the details and events were changed sometimes greatly.
For example, Meggie shouldn't have an accent if Mo doesn't. Others things such as 'Silvertongues' don't exist; Mo is called that by Dustfinger, Basta, and Capricorn. Mo wouldn't lose his copy of Inkheart as well. But really, those aren't detrimental to the plot line. The ending was different and I was a little upset because the original ending was way better.
But in regard to the movie itself, the effects were excellent. The actors and actresses portrayed the characters just I had imagined. Brendan Fraser was perfect as Mo Folchart -- he's the father figure that you would want to look up to.
If you're into fiction, read the book first. If you don't want to, I'd rent the movie first. Then if you're interested, buy the DVD. Enjoy!
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