Inkheart Reviews
Even with an all star cast, the film is brought down by the no talent portion of the cast, Rafi Gavron, Roger Allam, Jamie Foreman, Steve Speirs and John Thomson, then theres the escape in the storm scene were Resa is trapped behind bars she could clearly fit though, Lizzo and Kevin James cuddling could fir though that gap, and then there is the worst of the lot Andy Serkis, he has as much talent as a shoelace and even less charisma, even with a poor script for example Capricorn says " you are going you love my old friend and by love, I mean cower in terror from" in the hands of a good actor the might have been more convincing, saying that that line in the hands of 1000 year old dead rotting corpse would have been more convincing than Serkis
At least, this movie inspired to read books. Though I was too little to recognize that the book, Inkheart, is... not of those books that I look up to.
“Every story ever written is just waiting to become real.” I love Brandon Fraser and fantasy so this mix was perfect. I loved Fraser in The Mummy and he’s amazing in this. 5/5 stars.
Pushing pass the fact it's quite boring throughout for a total faction film, what doesn't make sense is why any writer of any fictional book would use an already existing word for a character.. i don't know what the writer hated about 'Capricorns' but to name a fictional character of a certain 'constellation of stars' is just weird. Might have to find out what starsign the writer is and see how that twit likes it.
Lovely movie, great cast and locations, old school fantasy style, but very good entertainment!
quite a boring film to be honest, with bland characters, base level writing, and a forgettable plot
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, I have no idea why it didn't do well 😞
It went on a bit much too much out of the fire and into the frying pan over and over again. Had some charm but in the end it was just ok as kids movies go.
15 years later yet I find this to be very average It's got a great cast with some nice fantasy elements Brendan Fraser, Hellen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Sienna Guillory, James Broadbent, and Andy Serkis Based on the book by Cornelia Funke it focuses on a family that unknowingly has the power to bring characters to life by reading books Mortimer had a wife with his daughter but she disappeared Several years later his daughter Meggie grows up traveling with him endlessly His past catches up when one of the book characters from one story called Inkheart named Dustfinger finds him Mortimer Meggie and their aunt get caught up by the villainous Capricorn who's come into the real world wanting to rule It's funny cause this has one of the quickest exposition dumps They jump right into the mix of things It's a good viewing for families yet I think adults will be wanting more Some of the ideas feel very restricted and Sienna Guillory kinda disappears into the background The stuff with the shadow monster is really cool if not the best part This isn't awful but it just comes off as serviceable overall
It's not the best movie of this genre I've seen but it's fairly entertaining. Give it a try if there's nothing else on.
Great ensemble, horrible execution.
Lacking in charm. Fraser looks gaunt and unhappy as he did in Mummy III. Left wondering why it took Fraser's character 9 years to find the author for a copy of the book that will save his wife (who's back in the real world anyway).
This film was difficult to get through. As a young teenager, I remember loving this book and finding myself drawn to the unlimited possibilities of a "Silvertongue". Unfortunately, this concept is poorly executed in the film and does not live up to its potential. The acting felt like a local theater production and there was absolutely no depth to each character. The pacing was choppy and rushed, with many of the transitions feeling like a direct chapter change. I was excited to see this great children's book come to life, but I was ultimately frustrated by the final product. With a plot that felt like it was missing pages, Inkheart goes into the library of disappointing film adaptations of pretty good books.
It's not amazing but Inkheart is entertaining, well acted, and has a genuinely good emotional core to it
I love this movie! Another Brendan Fraser winner!
This is a fairly enjoyable kids/family friendly fantasy film, with some good visual effects (CGI). I quite liked the scenes with Helen Mirrens character, Elinor, as she is rather pompously over the top (that's not to say her acting is off, its more likely the script she was given, to be clear) and I did find that a little amusing, I admit. I also recognised John Thomson (of the 온라인카지노추천 series 'The Fast Show' fame) and of course Brendan Fraser, from the The Mummy films (not the more recent Tom Cruise version). I believe Stephen Graham is also in it (him of 'Line of Duty' and Shane Meadows 'The Virtues' 온라인카지노추천 series fame), plus Andy Serkis plays the villian. Anyway, back to the film. Its mildly engrossing I'd say but I wouldn't say it particularly stands out as an entirely memorable film as such. Near the start, there was a scene involving a young girl by a fire that immediately made me think of the film 'The Book Thief'. I felt it had a slight bit of a pantomime feel to it - maybe it is a little over the top but I can imagine youngish kids may enjoy it never the less and its undoubtedly a film meant to appeal to younger audiences, so thats not a big issue I suppose. I enjoyed the plot concept - it reminded me of an episode of a 온라인카지노추천 series in the 90s called 'Eerie, Indiana' that featured a girl who makes drawings which come to life. It also made me think of the Adam Sandler film 'Bedtime Stories'. It did feel a little cliched and it has a naivety to it but its a fairly easy watch never the less and I think a younger audience would find it ok, hence my rating. I wouldn't expressly recommend this film as such but I wouldn't say its something to be entirely avoided either - if it comes on 온라인카지노추천 then it may be worth a watch but I wouldn't say its worth paying a large amount of money for, if that makes sense. I hope this helps as a review.
2/10, why? It goes against so many chapters of the the book and the characters are upsetting. First it changes the entirety of the first scene where originally Meggie is caught by her father late at night, but then its changed to them being at a type of market place? The scene feels forced and unnatural and is extremely different from the book, I'm also upset with how the general scenery is! The area around Capricorns village is bad enough but the inside of his "castle" is worse, in the book its depicted that everything is a vermilion red color, with a statue of an Angel with a broken wing. Somewhere after that mention it says how there was a table with food along it and women cleaning it as Meggie, Mo, and Elinor walked passed (i forgot to mention.. the scene where they're taken is horrid and stupid.) plus; it mentions that Capricorn was "wearing a suit as red as the Church walls. Only the shirt beneath it was black, and he had a black feather in his buttonhole" the entire room it took place in was to small to be how it was explained in the book. I feel to stop here as i havent read the book in awhile and am unable to go further comparing the movie and book, but just know if you plan to watch the movie and are a fan of the book; dont get your hopes up.
Silly movie, with an acceptable plot. Family friendly for watching with your mum if she can't manage violence.