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Inkheart
2008
A girl's father has the ability to summon book characters to life by reading aloud. When a nasty, rotten pack of rogues from a fable kidnap Pops, our heroine must join forces with her fictional friends and rescue him. Read more
| Starring | Brendan Fraser, Andy Serkis, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany |
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| Director | Iain Softley |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Director Iain Softley who more than earned his spurs with his sterling 1997 adaptation of Henry Jamess The... read more on Time Out
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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50 out of 50 people found this review helpful
Brillient
My daughters (10&11) really enjoyed this film, bit scary in places, must see for the youngsters!
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14 out of 15 people found this review helpful
inkheart
i read the the book first thought it was very good. the film was brilliant all the actors were on top form aspecially paul bettany. he is a great actor. i shall go and buy it when its out on dvd. cant wait.
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13 out of 13 people found this review helpful
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very good
this is a different film for all the family, really good special effects, great acting/directing. this fantasy film gets 3.5 stars
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
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Inkheart
This was quite a watchable film. The special effects were pretty good, although I thought it was a bit of a weak ending. Paul Bettany was very good.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
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ST-INKHEART!
Get ready! Here comes the 'Harry Potter' bandwagon . . . aaaaand . . . JUMP! Another, no doubt well intentioned, stab at the family(?) fairytale market. Instead of being lead through an enchanting and magical story, you are pushed and jolted from scene to scene. A quality British cast has been assembled . . . and then Fraser was crow-barred in to give it American appeal. Failed. He is woefully miscast and severely hampers the flow of the film. Mirren also disappoints as the batty old maid. Essentially a pantomime that has had money thrown at it, but in the wrong places. Sirkis excels, yet again, as the villain.
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50 out of 50 people found this review helpful
Brillient
My daughters (10&11) really enjoyed this film, bit scary in places, must see for the youngsters!
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14 out of 15 people found this review helpful
inkheart
i read the the book first thought it was very good. the film was brilliant all the actors were on top form aspecially paul bettany. he is a great actor. i shall go and buy it when its out on dvd. cant wait.
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13 out of 13 people found this review helpful
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very good
this is a different film for all the family, really good special effects, great acting/directing. this fantasy film gets 3.5 stars
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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful
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good
this was a good storey just like most of brandan frasiers films but i liked it and so did my sons worth the watch.
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
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Lost the magic.
I read the book of this when it was released and enjoyed it somewhat but wasn't blown away by it.
The film was worse...it's a typical case of..your own imagination is better than what they can bring to screen...
There just seemed to be less magic than I remembered..and I thought the villain (Capricorn) was crap.
Anyway...this film will probably be better if you haven't read the book. If you have read the book? You might be disspointed.
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- Ouch from London
- Posted 28 Apr 2009 12:27
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
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inkheart
The kids enjoyed this film and my son rated it at pretty cool . Personally I found it a little slow but the kids loved it
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
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an enjoyable surprise
Inkheart seemed a little slow in places and I think more could have been done with character development (Andy Serkis doesn't seem a convincing villain here,) but all in all this is an enjoyable film.
Brendan Fraser, Helen Mirren and Paul Bettany all make great characters (I'm still not convinced of the casting decision for Jennifer Connelly's pointless cameo appearance) and Eliza Bennett is wonderful as Fraser's daughter.
The story is very enjoyable and shouldn't be taken too seriously (this is a children's fantasy tale after all.) Special effects are great and there are some great locations for the action. Kids should love this. -
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Inkheart
Thought the film was ok, but didnt live up to my expectations , thought it would be more exciting, felt it was slow to get going.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Inkheart
Fantastic family, fantasy adventure. Really sparked the imagination of my children, 10 & 7.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Really good
I thought this film was actually really good.
For those who have read the book I think it could possibly be disappointing.
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Director Iain Softley who more than earned his spurs with his sterling 1997 adaptation of Henry Jamess The... read more on Time Out
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