| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"How disappointing that a movie about the powers of literacy has been made by people who appear to be cinematically illiterate. " more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"No child seeing Inkheart will ever want to be read to again...." more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais |
“Inkheart has no laughs, no thrills and no opportunity to get lost in the adventure." more... |
C |
E! Online
Matt Stevens |
"This modern-day fairy tale fails to conjure the most crucial element: magic." more... |
C+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...Jewel-toned adaptation." more... |
filmcritic.com
Bill Gibron |
"...a clever idea anemically adapted to capitalize on its commercial, not creative potential." more... |
D+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"A flea market of fairy tales and hocus-pocus, Inkheart makes as much sense as an inkblot." more... |
C- |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...muddled..." more... |
D |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Inkheart looks good and is well acted but, in the end, it left me indifferent. " more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...it's an occasionally incoherent, sleep-inducing picture that reduces narrative to mere mechanics." more... |
D |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...Celebrates the power of literature and reminds us that stories have a life beyond the page." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"The joys of losing yourself in reading are undermined by the movie's barrage of special effects and a convoluted plot." more... |
C+ |
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