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Children's fantasy action adventure. Meggie (Eliza Bennett) travels all over the world with her father Mo 'Silvertongue' Folchart (Brendan Fraser), a skilled bookbinder. Mo has a very special talent: he is able to bring story characters to life as he reads. When he brings three characters to life from the medieval tale 'Inkheart', fire-eater Dustfinger (Paul Bettany) and the villainous duo Capricorn (Andy Serkis) and Basta (Jamie Foreman), he unleashes a terrible evil that will come back to cause all kinds of trouble for his family for years to come. Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent co-star.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
`Inkheart' is a pretty decent fantasy adventure about a man (called a Silvertongue) who can read books aloud and make then come alive. He did exactly this many years ago and lost his wife into a book, whilst setting some rather unsavoury characters free. As you can imagine this would lead to many adventures and how they are resolved is where this film leads. There are numerous literary references throughout this film, from Peter Pan to The Wizard of Oz, Huckleberry Finn to The Minotaur and more besides and this aspect makes the film more magical as the main characters interact with characters from classic fiction of the past. Andy Serkis plays an excellent baddie and the strong fantasy elements make the battle between good and evil all the more potent. Having not read the original book I came to his film with no preconceptions and also had the luxury of not being disappointed by any changes to the storyline. As a stand alone film this makes good viewing and just over 100 minutes of fantasy adventure suitable for all the family. I have seen better fantasy films (`Stardust' being one of them) but this still isn't bad and it is a good way to spend an afternoon. Worth a viewing.
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By C. Devonish
Thought we'd give this a go even after mixed reviews as the price was right. Was it a mistake? . Yes! Whilst it was not a bad film it is such a miss on so many levels. It takes an age to get started and once it does the magic just does not pull it along . Brendon Fraser just muddles along and is out classed by Paul Bettany whose character stands out above all the others and holds the whole film together . We went for the bluray version for the added clarty but that failed to deliver when viewed on our projector. 3 stars but only just
By Willowby
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Have you ever wanted to bring the characters of a book to life? Well that's just what Brendan Fraser does. The film was not what I was expecting (less action and more emotion) but thoroughly enjoyable. Watching it on blu-ray takes the film to another level, the special effects spring to life and it almost feels like you are there with them. I would definately recommend it, maybe for the older kids and growns up (my 9 year old step-daughter was bored).
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1.0 out of 5 stars
disappointing
Was looking forward to a memorable film with the children, but was disappointed. Even the actors looked as if they were working half- heartedly in their roles, no exception. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2009 by Ihab
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very nice and enjoyable
I`ve found this movie very good esspecially on bluray since there are lots of good effects. I think its totally worth to buy and watch it.
Published on 4 July 2009 by A. Tarhan
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as the book...
Nice movie but nothing like the book which was disappointing, so it loses 2 stars.
Thought Helen Mirren was brill though as she behaved like her character in the book...
Thought Helen Mirren was brill though as she behaved like her character in the book...
Published on 4 Jun 2009 by Mrs. L. Best
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inkheart blu-ray
Good picture quality, good family fun and if you like fantasy, good characters and storyline.
Good, harmless fun
Good, harmless fun
Published on 4 Jun 2009 by Sci Fi Geek
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting
Being sf and fantasy films fans, we watched this with interest. We all liked it; the story was very original which is a plus! But it lacked the wow factor or me. Read more
Published on 22 May 2009 by D. Ward
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good for an evening's entertainment
Although not at the top of my list, Inkheart is entertaining enough for an evening. The acting is somewhat uneven and the picture is not as sharp and 3-D as I would like to see in... Read more
Published on 16 April 2009 by D. LAMBDIN
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