Mirren's all-out display in this distinctly British absurdo-literary extravaganza had me wishing Elinor were my own fabulous auntie and that she'd lend me some magic items from her closet.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
For the young people in its demographic wheelhouse, Inkheart packs a welcome amount of entertainment value, creating a genuinely original world of enchantment.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Inkheart looks good and is well acted but, in the end, it left me indifferent.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
It's a shame that by its conclusion the movie feels like just another special-effects-driven story.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
Most of the time it looks like we're on the back lot for a Romanian production of "Lord of the Rings IV."Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
Graced with so many fanciful touches and features such a marvelous assortment of U.K. and American actors that it seems almost unjust that the final product is so curiously lacking in magic.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Not realizing that Inkheart is based on a famous fantasy novel, I had the foolish hope the movie might be about books. No luck. Wait till you hear what it's about.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Sheri Linden
With no unifying sensibility, the magic thuds more often than it soars.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Nick Pinkerton
It all smacks of that overdone "passion for literature" common in English teachers who send any healthy-minded kid running from books.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: A.O. Scott
Aims for a blend of whimsy and tingly suspense but botches nearly every spell it tries to cast.Read Full Review »
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