The 2000s was a great decade for the fantasy genre. Not only did you have landmark franchises like The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter make their mark, but audiences also got to appreciate gems ...

Inkheart is a fantasy adventure film that revolves around a man named Mo and his daughter, Meggie, who discover they have the power to bring characters from books to life by reading aloud. Their ...

Here’s a simple rule for filmmakers: If an actress of Helen Mirren’s caliber is willing to mount a white unicorn for you, don’t squander the image. That’s what director Iain Softley does in Inkheart, ...

The children's fantasy "Inkheart" arrives in theaters as an orphan of Warner Bros.' decision to fold up its New Line Cinema division, an orphan dumped in the movie wasteland of January. Does this film ...

Last week I talked about movie criticism as seasonal work akin to fruit picking, except that fruit pickers don't pick fruit when they know it's rotten. Well, Inkheart may not be rotten to the core, ...

The overall results are mixed, but there's no denying that the superpower on display in "Inkheart" is a novel one. Mo Folchart (Brendan Fraser) is a "silvertongue," able to bring bookcharacters to ...

Fraser stars as Mo Folchart, a rare individual gifted with the ability to make the words he reads aloud come to life. While reading the book "Inkheart" to his daughter, he accidentally brings some of ...

Inkheart 1½* - Rated PG for fantasy adventure action, some scary moments and brief language; starring Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett, Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Andy Serkis; directed by Iain Softley; ...