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Inkheart Reviews
A good fantasy book, or one of the movies this one steals from, would keep the family much more entertained.
| Original Score: 1/4 | Dec 15, 2023
The basic plot is as convoluted and faulty as time travel, and without very finite ground rules, the details and conclusion feel contrived.
| Original Score: 5/10 | Nov 28, 2020
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.
| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 12, 2020
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.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 31, 2019
While the film does a serviceable job staying true to Funke's vision, it never manages to capture the magic of her written words.
| Oct 10, 2018
Cobbled-together fantasy about a dad who can "read" characters in and out of books.
| Aug 15, 2011
| Original Score: C+ | May 6, 2011
Kind of a NeverEnding Story-lite, Inkheart never makes full use of its strengths. The ideas about reality and fiction have already been explored better elsewhere, even in light family films.
| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 27, 2011
Brendan Fraser's boyish face usually oozes charisma, but here he just looks plain bored. Which is kind of how the audience looked too.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 1, 2009
If there's a problem for me with Inkheart, it is one of scope. This feels like it should be an epic movie, but it's not.
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 24, 2009
For all its problems, it's a sweet, clever work.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 23, 2009
When you have to question every other scene and a ferret steals the show, you know you're in trouble.
| Original Score: 5/10 | Jun 20, 2009
As far as movies based on books about books go, it's anything but a pageturner.
| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 12, 2009
Readers who want to exercise their imaginations may prefer to stick to the written word. If a story gets boring, you can always skip a few pages and move on. In the cinema there isn't much choice.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 10, 2009
The message is so muddied by the film's dizzying changes in pitch and tone that a lot of young readers aren't going to know what to think.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 10, 2009
Una aventura entretenida sobre todo para público adolescente, y para todo aquel que haya disfrutado alguna vez de un buen libro de fantasía.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 9, 2009
Gaping plot holes aside, Inkheart is a lovely little film, aimed at the bookish among us, and peppered with a love of the literary.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 4, 2009
It's a familiar tale, but one told with gusto, wit and visual flare...
| Original Score: 3/6 | Apr 3, 2009
A diverting excursion into fantasy gothic territory.
| Apr 3, 2009