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Inkheart Reviews

2008 Certificate PG
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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
Director Iain Softley
Genres Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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  • Critics' reviews of Inkheart

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  • 4 stars out of

    Director Iain Softley who more than earned his spurs with his sterling 1997 adaptation of Henry Jamess The... read more on Time Out

    • David Jenkins, 
    • Time Out
  • Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Inkheart

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  • 58 out of 58 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Brillient

    My daughters (10&11) really enjoyed this film, bit scary in places, must see for the youngsters!

      • A customer from Wiltshire
  • 14 out of 15 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    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... more

      • A customer from stamford
  • 13 out of 13 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    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

      • kooldeep from Grays
  • Most recent members' reviews (2) of Inkheart

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    ST-INKHEART!

    Get ready! Here comes the 'Harry Potter' bandwagon . . . aaaaand . . . JUMP! Another, no doubt well intentioned, stab at the family(?) fairytale ... more

      • Norman Barry from Surrey, England.
  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    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.

      • A customer from Chorley
  • 58 out of 58 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Brillient

    My daughters (10&11) really enjoyed this film, bit scary in places, must see for the youngsters!

      • A customer from Wiltshire
  • 14 out of 15 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    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... more

      • A customer from stamford
  • 13 out of 13 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    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

      • kooldeep from Grays
  • 9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    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.

      • redgymshoes from Boldon Colliery
  • 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    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... more

    • Ouch
      • Ouch from London
  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    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.

      • A customer from Chorley
  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Really good

    I thought this film was actually really good.

    For those who have read the book I think it could possibly be disappointing.

      • A customer from Chesterfield
  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    ST-INKHEART!

    Get ready! Here comes the 'Harry Potter' bandwagon . . . aaaaand . . . JUMP! Another, no doubt well intentioned, stab at the family(?) fairytale ... more

      • Norman Barry from Surrey, England.
  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    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

    Worth a watch

      • assie from St. Neots
  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    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... more

      • filmoria from Norwich
  • Critics' reviews

  • 4 stars out of

    Director Iain Softley who more than earned his spurs with his sterling 1997 adaptation of Henry Jamess The... read more on Time Out

    • David Jenkins, 
    • Time Out
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