| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...inert and self-doubting." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Hoffman has countless characters inside of him, and this is one of his nicest." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais |
"Imagine if Willy Wonka opened a toy store and nobody cared." more... |
C- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...Dustin Hoffman's hair in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium looks like the result of a budget cutback on makeup and costumes." more... |
F |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...a nice place to get lost for a few hours." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden |
"...for all its playful touches and neat-o nostalgia for nondigital entertainment, the whimsy feels forced." more... |
C- |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Crust |
"There are magical toys and a come-to-life store, but the story line and characters in Wonder Emporium don't match the colorful spectacle." more... |
C |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...there is a modest case to be made for Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, at least for very young audiences." more... |
C |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"...if the concept is ingenious, its execution is erratic." more... |
C+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"It's plodding and at times tedious and it never really goes anywhere." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Hartlaub |
"...(director) Helm gets huge bonus points for noticing everything that's annoying about modern children's films and including none of those things in his movie." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...it's well made, and adults likely will find themselves yielding to its gentle, whimsical charm." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"While there are moments of sweetness in the story, the film's dazzling production design is the highlight." more... |
B- |
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