Inkheart (2008) 7/10

Starring : Brendan Fraser, Sienna Guillory, Eliza Hope Bennett, Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Andy Serkis
Director : Iain Softley
Running Time : 101 mins

Mo Folcgart (Fraser) has the ability to read books and pull items and characters from them. Years after his wife was pulled into a novel entitled Inkheart, he finally comes across a copy of the out of print novel and, with the help of his daughter Meggie (Bennett) and an escaped character named Dustfinger (Bettany), he tries to get his wife back from the clutched of the evil Capricorn (Serkis).

This is a thoroughly enjoyable children's movie which doesn't suffer from being too preachy or from talking down to kids. The cast are perfect in their roles, and the creation of the novel within a movie is well played and makes for interesting viewing. This is great for kids and adults alike.

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