A good fantasy book, or one of the movies this one steals from, would keep the family much more entertained.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Dec 15, 2023

The basic plot is as convoluted and faulty as time travel, and without very finite ground rules, the details and conclusion feel contrived.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10 | Nov 28, 2020

Brendan Fraser does his usual fine job here, though it's hard not to feel like perhaps he's done one too many family films in such a short span.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 12, 2020

It may not be the most breathlessly exciting film out there, but for the young audience for which it's intended, Inkheart is an intelligent, charming and well-rounded old-school adventure.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 31, 2019

While the film does a serviceable job staying true to Funke's vision, it never manages to capture the magic of her written words.

Full Review | Oct 10, 2018

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 16, 2011

Cobbled-together fantasy about a dad who can "read" characters in and out of books.

Full Review | Aug 15, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | May 6, 2011

Kind of a NeverEnding Story-lite, Inkheart never makes full use of its strengths. The ideas about reality and fiction have already been explored better elsewhere, even in light family films.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 27, 2011

Brendan Fraser's boyish face usually oozes charisma, but here he just looks plain bored. Which is kind of how the audience looked too.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 1, 2009

If there's a problem for me with Inkheart, it is one of scope. This feels like it should be an epic movie, but it's not.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 24, 2009

For all its problems, it's a sweet, clever work.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 23, 2009

When you have to question every other scene and a ferret steals the show, you know you're in trouble.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10 | Jun 20, 2009

As far as movies based on books about books go, it's anything but a pageturner.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 12, 2009

Readers who want to exercise their imaginations may prefer to stick to the written word. If a story gets boring, you can always skip a few pages and move on. In the cinema there isn't much choice.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 10, 2009

The message is so muddied by the film's dizzying changes in pitch and tone that a lot of young readers aren't going to know what to think.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 10, 2009

Una aventura entretenida sobre todo para público adolescente, y para todo aquel que haya disfrutado alguna vez de un buen libro de fantasía.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 9, 2009

Gaping plot holes aside, Inkheart is a lovely little film, aimed at the bookish among us, and peppered with a love of the literary.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 4, 2009

It's a familiar tale, but one told with gusto, wit and visual flare...

Full Review | Original Score: 3/6 | Apr 3, 2009

A diverting excursion into fantasy gothic territory.

Full Review | Apr 3, 2009