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Copper Compass , 3 July 2008
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The Golden Compass
on DVD (2007)
Starring: Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig
Director: Chris Weitz
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I never understood the runaway accolades for Northern Lights, the book this film was based on. I'm partial to fantasy/adventure films and always find myself PULLing for them to succeed, but this one didn't really cut it. Hollow characters were not helped by a script too full of staccato, fast moving scenes that did not allow for any meaningful character development or attachment to build for the audience. The film is visually enjoyable and meets the grand scale one would expect. Production design was good and created a suitably believable alter world. The daemon concept was also well-executed.
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