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Name: Inkheart
Released: 2009-1-23
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Andy Serkis, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren

Inkheart

PG
1h 46m
2009

39%

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What if every time you read aloud, the story came to life? Based on Cornelia Funke's bestselling children's novel, this timeless tale of imagination and adventure centers on a young girl whose father (TheMummy's Brendan Fraser) has a secret ability to bring characters from books to life when he reads them aloud. But when a ruthless villain (TheLord of the Rings' Andy Serkis) from a rare children's fable kidnaps Meggie's father to bring others out of the boundaries of fiction, she and a disparate group of friends both real and magic embark on the kind of adventure she has only read about in books to save him and set things right. Also starring The Da Vinci Code's Paul Bettany and Oscar winners Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent, INKHEART makes all the mystery, all the danger, and all the adventure jump off the page!

Director:

Iain Softley

Producer:

Iain Softley, Diana Pokorny, Cornelia Funke, Barry Mendel, Barry Cunningham, Toby Emmerich, Mark Ordesky, Ileen Maisel

Writer:

David Lindsay-Abaire

Cast:

Brendan Fraser, Andy Serkis, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Rafi Gavron, Sienna Guillory

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Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

39%

Critics Consensus: Heavy on cliches and light on charm, this kid-lit fantasy-adventure doesn't quite get off the ground.

Reviews

Deep Focus Review

Brian Eggert

A good fantasy book, or one of the movies this one steals from, would keep the family much more entertained.

The basic plot is as convoluted and faulty as time travel, and without very finite ground rules, the details and conclusion feel contrived.

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TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

Brendan Fraser does his usual fine job here, though it's hard not to feel like perhaps he's done one too many family films in such a short span.

It may not be the most breathlessly exciting film out there, but for the young audience for which it's intended, Inkheart is an intelligent, charming and well-rounded old-school adventure.

While the film does a serviceable job staying true to Funke's vision, it never manages to capture the magic of her written words.

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