Fresh
The aesthetics of Inkheart are part of what make it such a surprisingly enjoyable experience to watch.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Inkheart
Every story ever written is just waiting to become real.
2008 · 1h 46m · PG
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Iain Softley
Overview
The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.
Director and cast
- Iain Softley Director
- Brendan Fraser as Mo 'Silvertongue' Folchart
- Sienna Guillory as Resa
- Andy Serkis as Capricorn
- Eliza Bennett as Meggie Folchart
- Paul Bettany as Dustfinger
- Jim Broadbent as Fenoglio
- Helen Mirren as Elinor Loredan
- Matt King as Cockerell
- Rafi Gavron as Farid
- Marnix Van Den Broeke as The Shadow
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[Has] plenty of thrills, a smart although oft-confusing script, delightful scenery-chewing scenes from stalwarts like Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent and Andy Serkis, and a gorgeous high-concept visual style.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Rotten
Seemingly intended as a celebration of the power of books, it's an occasionally incoherent, sleep-inducing picture that reduces narrative to mere mechanics.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Over and over again, characters in Inkheart wax eloquent on the power of books. But there's nothing in the movie as haunting or as compelling as the sound they make when they speak for themselves.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Rotten
A flea market of fairy tales and hocus-pocus, Inkheart makes as much sense as an inkblot.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
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