Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at May 22 18:20

A magical toystore. Fantasy land for children.

I usually love such films, but this one, for some unknown reason, just didn't do it for me. The two actors I usually enjoy watching, Hoffman & Portman, I felt were overacting, and I actually disliked Portman's character right from the start; Hoffman's character was obnoxious; and Bateman was, simply put, idiotic and cliched.

The only thing that saves the movie are the toys.

I must have missed something that makes the movie so great. Everyone else seems to have enjoyed it. I found it boring even after 20 minutes of watching, and found myself longing for the movie to end.


Rating : 3/10

Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago at Feb 28 21:53

I just watched this movie, having never heard of it before. I had no expectations, and no real idea of what the movie was about...and I quite enjoyed the movie. Jason Bateman had me laughing out loud at one point, and I know I had a smile on my face for most of the movie, if not all of it. This is a good family movie, and well worth watching.

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 1 year, 11 months ago at Nov 23 0:41

The critic in my town described this movie as an instant Christmas classic. I had seen the trailer and thought it might be a pretty wonderful movie myself. It is rare that the critics in my town every review a movie like this, so I was really looking forward to something magical. Well the Emporium is supposed to be a magical place and it was in the movie, but I thought it was missing something. Don't get me wrong the acting was very solid and entertaining, but I don't think I would call this one an instant holiday classic. I can't tell you exactly what it was, but something was missing. Natalie Portman, Jason Bateman, and the lead boy were great in the movie. Dustin Hoffman didn't quite do it for me. It seemed like they were trying to do a Willie Wonka imitation here that didn't...Read more

Rating : 7/10