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2007 Awardies (39 movies items)

"Other nomination Best Production Design "

Nice to look at, but marred by a muddled storyline

“The Golden Compass is lovely to look at, I mean I really liked the costumes and the scenery. The problem is that the plot of the film is a bit muddled. I haven't read the book by Phillip Pullman but I've heard from my brother it's very good. Back to the film, there were some scenes where the action felt rushed, and others got a bit confusing plot wise. I think that director Chris Weitz was trying to cram too much into a 108 minute film, and because of that, the script became increasingly uneven and contrived. Though on a positive note, I really liked the acting. Dakota Blue Richards gave a spirited performance as Lyra, and Nicole Kidman looks beautiful and manipulative as Mrs Coulter. And Ian McKellan did a superb job with the voicing of the polar bear, and the polar bear fight was definit” read more

Witches from Film & TV! (97 movies items)

"Serafina Pekkala played by Eva Green "

Nicole Kidman - Movies I Have Viewed (27 person items)

" Dakota Blue Richards and Nicole Kidman "