Inkheart | 
| Director: Iain Softley
Actors: Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis
Studio: New Line
Category: DVD
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Rating:  95 reviews
Format: Color, Full Screen, Widescreen, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 106 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 794043127311
UPC: 794043127311
EAN: 0794043127311
Theatrical Release Date: January 23, 2009
Release Date: June 23, 2009
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Product Description
After a man with the power to bring books to life by reading out loud finds himself trapped in a story with his daughter, he must use his power to get
"I prefer a story that has the good sense to stay on the page--where it belongs!" declares Elinor Loredan (Helen Mirren, in fine upper-crust form) in Inkheart, a rollicking adventure that appeals to adults as well as tweens and teens. But if Elinor got what she wanted, viewers would not--for the delicious premise of the film (based on Cornelia Funke's best-selling novel is that book lover Mo Folchart (Brendan Fraser) has discovered a way to bring book characters to life. That means that adorable Toto from The Wizard of Oz is suddenly yapping under Mo's daughter Meggie's (Eliza Bennett) bed. But it also means that somewhere, a real person or thing has been sucked into the book world--battling flying monkeys and evildoers that suddenly are real threats. The film is crisply directed by Iain Softley, and Fraser and his costars (including Mirren, Paul Bettany, and Jim Broadbent) are worthy, watchable characters who appear to be having as much fun as the audience. And the film's pro-book message will please young book readers, and their parents, who know that a good adventure in one's imagination can never be rivaled by anything on any screen, of any size. --A.T. Hurley
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 ...all the elements of a great family-friendly film are here in full force. February 8, 2009
C.J. Darlington
68 out of 79 found this review helpful
Ever wish Narnia or Middle Earth were real? Or that you really could sit down to coffee with Jo March or Anne of Green Gables? What if anything you read came out of the book and into your world?
People with this gift exist in Inkheart. They're called Silvertongues, and some of them don't even know they have this ability, like Mo Folchart (Brendan Fraser). One night when he reads from a novel called Inkheart to his wife and three-year-old daughter, more than one villainous character suddenly appears out of the book, and his wife suddenly disappears into the book.
Mo has never read aloud again, and for nine years he's searched tirelessly for another rare copy of Inkheart in the hopes that somehow he can read his wife back out. His daughter Meggie (Eliza Bennett) is now twelve and travels Europe with her father, a bookbinder, from bookstore to bookstore. She doesn't know why her Mom abandoned them. She doesn't even know what her father's searching for. But she soon finds out when a strange man named Dustfinger confronts Mo, demanding to be read back into Inkheart. The adventure soon takes both of them into the wilds of Italy, and along the way they make friends and enemies, discovering more than they wish about themselves and the magic of Inkheart.
Based on a novel by Cornelia Funke, Inkheart is a wonderful tribute to the power of story and the love of reading. It's hard to see why its been lambasted by many critics, because all the elements of a great family-friendly film are here in full force. Its reverence for books shows kids that reading is magical and books are to be treasured. The fantasy adventure taps into a thriving market that's already been developed by Harry Potter and Narnia.
Inkheart features several noteworthy actors and actresses. Brendan Fraser is of course the quintessential action/adventure dude from the Mummy movies and Walden Media's Journey to the Center of the Earth. Helen Mirren as cranky and sarcastic Great-Aunt Elinor is brilliant (The movie's worth watching for her scenes alone.) Villain Capricorn is played by none other than the guy who brought us Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Jim Broadbent (The Professor in The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe) as Fenoglio, the author of the novel Inkheart in the movie, is thoroughly convincing as a curmudgeon writer in awe that his characters have come to life before him. Hardly the cast of a flop.
Why aren't we hearing more about this movie? Sure, there are a few minor continuity guffaws that'll have you scratching your head, like one minute it's day in a scene, the next minute the sun is setting. But this is a forgivable offense and found in many box office hits.
Maybe Inkheart veers too far from the novel upon which its based. It's been said big changes were made. Could this really account for the lack of ticket sales? We might never know. But even if you've never read the book, there's much to enjoy in the movie. With a strong theme of familial love and enough humor to crack up the room, it's amazing Inkheart is being lost in the shuffle. Let's hope it's the sleeper that becomes a DVD hit.
--Reviewed by C.J. Darlington for TitleTrakk
What a romp through space and time! WOW September 14, 2009
Bonnie Jacobson (Reno, NV, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Inkheart was quite a surprise for me. I was not sure from the movie title if the film would be worth watching, but after watching it, I have to say it's one of the best fantasy films I've seen in quite awhile! The acting is superb, the story line is marvelous, and the creativity present in the story development was wonderful. There's plenty of action, some very interesting twists, and a great outcome. I felt good after watching this film, and excited to share it with friends. It kept me guessing every step of the way. Awesome film ... one I will watch again and again!
Why didn't I ever hear about this movie before? March 10, 2010
Just Thinkin' (Wichita, KS)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My husband and I bumped into this movie on one of our many movie channels. Having never heard anything about it, we thought we'd see if it worth watching while we chilled before bed. We were both absolutely blown away! We stayed up later than planned because we simply could not walk away from the movie.
The acting is excellent - with Paul Bettany and Helen Mirren what else would you expect? It has an interesting and captivating story line. I found the whole concept intriguing.
We were both so taken with the movie that I'm now ordering a copy. We want to have it for future viewing and to share with friends and family.
I'm amazed we never saw anything about it being in the theaters. They missed a great movie - I'm glad that after all, we didn't!
The kids were bug-eyed July 6, 2009
Nana Deb (Michigan)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
InkheartI had my grand kids for the night and wanted something to entertain them so they picked Inkheart fron the list. A nine year old very active boy and his eleven year old sister were positivly rivited to the screen. At the end my grandson said that was Awsome and my grandaughter said, 'that was so worth it". I would recomend this for a good family movie. Enough action for movir savy kids.
Very underrated film. July 7, 2009
M. Stanley (L.A.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I find it odd that this movie garnered such medicore praise. It was far more original and entertaining than many other fantasy film attempts out there, the bland/boring Eregon and the sad maiming of The Dark Is Rising novel for film come instantly to mind. I found Inkheart on the same level as the better films in the genre, good companions for the filmed versions of Narnia, Harry Potter, and Funke's other excellent novel-to-screen adaptation, The Thief Lord. Inkheart balances drama with comedy in much the same vein as classics like Time Bandits and The Princess Bride, and its nice to see Urban Fantasy onscreen as we did in Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy 2. Some critics complained about the literary aspects of the story being overbearing, but I see this as an attempt to pander to faux-hip technology by those not wanting to seem so un-trendy as to have ever loved books. Some of these same critics went on about kids reading books with Harry Potter novels being no big deal as well. Maybe they think people are better served texting or twittering mindless drivel all day long on their Blackberries. Whatever. Ignore the critics and read. And see Inkheart.
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