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Inkheart (2009) scores a combined 1.25 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.comfilmcritic.com
One could easily see this in the hands of a Spielberg or a Gilliam -- someone with as much inspiration as mainstream ability. ...read the complete Inkheart movie review at filmcritic.com
Inkheart (2009) scores a combined 1.25 out of 4 stars for Brian Orndorf Brian Orndorf
What "Inkheart" lacks is a cracking pace and a reasonable deconstruction of an intricate plot for the uninitiated, leaving a feature film of determined scope plagued by dismal execution. ...read the complete Inkheart movie review at Brian Orndorf
Inkheart (2009) scores a combined 1.25 out of 4 stars for The New York TimesThe New York Times
But given the story's deliberate blending of the fantastic and the literal, she might also have meant come home from "Inkheart," a movie that squanders far too much of its magic. ...read the complete Inkheart movie review at The New York Times
Inkheart (2009) scores a combined 1.25 out of 4 stars for Reeling ReviewsReeling Reviews
"Inkheart" is one of those self-aware fairy tales that displays none of the cheeky inventiveness of the original "Shrek" and which doesn't even create its own world. We never even learn who the hell "Inkheart" is. ...read the complete Inkheart movie review at Reeling Reviews
Inkheart (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter
Whatever made the German novel Inkheart by Cornelia Funke so popular that it got translated into 37 languages is nowhere in evidence in its film version. ...read the complete Inkheart movie review at The Hollywood Reporter
Inkheart (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times
With no unifying sensibility, the magic thuds more often than it soars. ...read the complete Inkheart movie review at Los Angeles Times
Inkheart (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chronicle
"Inkheart" is just a caper about a device, and it's difficult to follow, probably because it doesn't make a viewer want to follow it. ...read the complete Inkheart movie review at San Francisco Chronicle
Inkheart (2009) scores a combined 0.75 out of 4 stars for NY Daily NewsNY Daily News
They're being followed by the mysterious Dustfinger (Paul Bettany), who can make fire in his hands. ...read the complete Inkheart movie review at NY Daily News
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by JoniLund on February 17, 2009
To start off, yes, Inkheart is a book, and a very good one at that! I have read it and I absolutely love it, which is why I was so skeptical about seeing the movie. I thought that Branden Fraser in no way could play Mo (Mortimer)! He wasn't how I ...

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by stacie January 22, 2009 02:42 PM MST
I don't know...Brendan Fraser...
 
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Inkheart (2009) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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