a widely overlooked kids fantasy movie, but really, it's actually pretty good. your not going to find any oscar worthy stuff in this, but it is entertaining, very at that.

Maybe if this was directed by Michel Gondry it wouldn't be awful.

not bad

Jennifer Connelly was in this??

A film with Helen Mirren riding a Unicorn can't suck. Not brilliant, but a good family adventure.

I enjoyed this adaptation of the book and thought it was imaginative and interesting. I'd read the book, and though I was occasionally disappointed with the changes made in the movie, I was mostly excited to see the adaptation.

An unfortunate case of wasted potential. The poor filmmaking complete with a cast of underdeveloped characters (whose traits are either explained or inexplicable) wrecked any chance this had of obtaining some sort fantasy greatness. One thing this movie did accomplish however, was to stir the spirit of my former bookworm. Bringing with it the pleasantly warm nostalgia of worn pages, forgotten daydreams, and outcasts longings. P.S: Serkis breaks out his Gollum voice near the end there :)

if you like fairytales you ll love it. if you like reading books this film gives you ride. waiting other ink books to be filmed.

"A literary fantasy with a charm deficit." - Bill Weber

Even ignoring the fact that this film is a terrible adaptation of the book, as a standalone film it's quite horrible. Perhaps in an attempt to cover most of the bases of the book, the film tries to cram in far too much, often skipping over gaping plot holes, hiding behind melodramatic acting and forced dialogue. All suspense is killed by the continuous development and immediate revelation of any mysteries in the story. I'd stick to the book.

One of the worst films I have ever seen and certainly the worst adventure. Helen Mirren, Brendan Fraser and Paul Bettany gives career-worst perfomances and the two kids are plain horrible. Extremely dull and boring. My score goes solely to the Shadowmonster at the end.

You will like this movie if you had not read the book (like me).

enchanting childrens film :) wasn't too sure about it at first but really good overall.

eng; [Tintenherz]; durch das laute vorlesen aus büchern kommt das gelesene in die reale welt

Has interesting ideas about literature, storytelling and authorship/readership, but abandons them and opts for a fantasy-romp route which is poorly constructed, disappointing and unengaging. The cast is out of place with the exception of Paul Bettany, who is as always stellar. He should seriously be in every movie - every scene he occupies is a joy to watch regardless of everything else. Its ok, but the squandered potential (cast-wise as well as story-wise) is annoying. Jennifer Connelly? What?

Uma históriazeca para entreter.

"Absolutely adorable and enormously entertaining."

I love this book, and really enjoyed the movie. For me, it was a different feel than the book-not as dark, much more humor. I thinking knowing that, I will enjoy the movie even more next time I see it. Also, some things were changed (especially towards the end) but I can understand why they were changed as they were. In all, I really liked the film (great acting, good script, lovely scenery) but it is different from what I was expecting-however, that isn't a bad thing per say, just different.

Awsome movie!! Great job by Brandon Fraiser and Hellen Mirran. I was surprised not to hear any bad words.. just awsome!!

(1.) Gollum sucked as a bad guy. (2.) I must be a simpleton because this movie greatly confused me. (3.) It made no damn sense. ::shrugs::

"...this gets by on a good heart, high adventure and an unashamed love for books."

I LIKED THE IDEA FOR THE MOVIE BUT IT WAS NOT THAT GOOD.

Good fantasy movies are hard to come by, so even an average one like this is a pleasant surprise.