Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)

did I miss something?

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.
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Rating : 3/10

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

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

Fun movie

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 missi...Read more

Rating : 7/10