Inkheart
Rated PG
(fantasy adventure action, some scary moments and brief language)
1 hour 38 minutes
Storyline:
A young girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero.
Starring:
Brendan Fraser
Paul Bettany
Helen Mirren
Eliza Bennett
Andy Serkis
Critics Grade:
F
My Grade:
D+
I decided to a throw movies onto my Netflix list that people really dogged on, just to see if they really were that bad. Inkheart was critically smashed for the most part when it first arrived in theaters. Not to many people gave this movie any average praise. They all said kids would not care for this flick because it lacked charm and charisma and had no heart and was just plain boring. Well I was curious to see if this was all true.
Inkheart is not a bad movie by any stretch of the imagination. Trust me I have seen some BAD movies in my life, and this is Oscar worthy compared to those said crap fest films. That being said, Inkheart isn't exactly "good" either. This is one of those kid movies that is way over the head of most children the film is targeting. I don't know if any child under 10 would really understand this movie as a whole or really be all that into the movie. Kids that age like "flashy" things, and comical sidekicks and funny gags. This movie doesn't have any of that. It's all to serious for a childrens flick. That's what kid movies are doing these days...they are becoming to sophisticated for the brain of a young child. They don't take into consideration what kids really like. Sure this movie has some cool effects that might make a kid go "ooooooooh" but not enough.
This movie played out more like the film "Stardust", which I was a fan of. That at least had the guts to say it was meant for adults and it was rated PG-13. I'm not saying that Inkheart should be PG-13, but it almost plays out like a movie like that. It's a much less fun version of the "Pirates" movies. This movie is just bland, not only for kids but for adults. It doesn't have any thrills or really any likable characters. No you don't hate the main heroes of the story, but you don't really care for them either. This movie isn't funny. I don't think I laughed once. Brendan Fraser has done this same old movie time and time again, and he really needs to stop now. He needs a new genre of film to work on. Let someone else take over the helm please.
I can't sit here and say this movie sucks or that it's bad it's just not fun in any way. It's not entertaining. It has a really cool idea about a man who can read a book and the story comes to life instantly...cool right? Well this movie poorly executes that idea. It could have been done so much better. If they just said, "alright, this isn't a kids movie, lets have fun with this" it might have been better. But it just ends up getting lost in the mix somewhere. Please, go rent the movie "Up" for your kids to enjoy, laugh at and be inspired by...Inkheart really isn't the movie to do that.
Inkheart is not a bad movie by any stretch of the imagination. Trust me I have seen some BAD movies in my life, and this is Oscar worthy compared to those said crap fest films. That being said, Inkheart isn't exactly "good" either. This is one of those kid movies that is way over the head of most children the film is targeting. I don't know if any child under 10 would really understand this movie as a whole or really be all that into the movie. Kids that age like "flashy" things, and comical sidekicks and funny gags. This movie doesn't have any of that. It's all to serious for a childrens flick. That's what kid movies are doing these days...they are becoming to sophisticated for the brain of a young child. They don't take into consideration what kids really like. Sure this movie has some cool effects that might make a kid go "ooooooooh" but not enough.
This movie played out more like the film "Stardust", which I was a fan of. That at least had the guts to say it was meant for adults and it was rated PG-13. I'm not saying that Inkheart should be PG-13, but it almost plays out like a movie like that. It's a much less fun version of the "Pirates" movies. This movie is just bland, not only for kids but for adults. It doesn't have any thrills or really any likable characters. No you don't hate the main heroes of the story, but you don't really care for them either. This movie isn't funny. I don't think I laughed once. Brendan Fraser has done this same old movie time and time again, and he really needs to stop now. He needs a new genre of film to work on. Let someone else take over the helm please.
I can't sit here and say this movie sucks or that it's bad it's just not fun in any way. It's not entertaining. It has a really cool idea about a man who can read a book and the story comes to life instantly...cool right? Well this movie poorly executes that idea. It could have been done so much better. If they just said, "alright, this isn't a kids movie, lets have fun with this" it might have been better. But it just ends up getting lost in the mix somewhere. Please, go rent the movie "Up" for your kids to enjoy, laugh at and be inspired by...Inkheart really isn't the movie to do that.
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