Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (Blu-ray) PG-13
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 1 hours, 34 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: May 12, 2009
- Originally Released: 2007
- Label: 20Th Century Studios
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Dustin Hoffman & Natalie Portman | |
Performer: | Jason Bateman & Zach Mills | |
Directed by | Zach Helm | |
Edited by | Sabrina Plisco | |
Screenplay by | Zach Helm | |
Composition by | Alexandre Desplat & Aaron Zigman | |
Produced by | Richard N. Gladstein & James Garavente | |
Director of Photography: | Roman Osin |
Entertainment Reviews:
No wise child, let alone grown-up, will touch this with a turkey baster.
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Financial Times
Rating: 3/5 --
This is a lovely story for children under 14. Jason Bateman is the horrified and expensive plod who has to wind up Hoffman's wild accounts. Portman is wonderful as the daffy heroine who needs to grow up and perhaps fall in love.
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Times (UK)
3 stars out of 5 -- There are hints of Tim Burton, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Steven Spielberg on show...
Empire
Rating: 2/4 --
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium has been aggressively geared towards small children to an extent that's often nothing short of exasperating...
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Reel Film Reviews
For all its computer-generated effects and colorful sight gags, Magorium is a dreadfully prosaic movie, lacking charm and grace.
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ESplatter
[Mr. Hoffman] is engaging....The concept is ingenious...
New York Times
Rating: 65/100 --
The wonderful fantasy elements Zach Helm was trying to tap into do not translate over to this particular toy store.
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Apollo Guide
Product Description:
In writer-director Zach Helm's whimsical 2007 film, MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM, veteran actor Dustin Hoffman plays the title character, a 243-year-old toy-store owner who is ready to pass his enchanted business on to his beloved assistant, Molly Mahoney (Natalie Portman). However, when Molly, a former composer and pianist, has doubts about taking over the (literally) magical store, and an uptight accountant (Jason Bateman) appears to assess the establishment, the many inhabitants of the Wonder Emporium begin to rebel, resulting in a chaotic situation that can be fixed only with the help of a shy, lonely boy (Zach Mills).
A first-time director best known for his inventive STRANGER THAN FICTION screenplay, Helm ably--ahem--helms EMPORIUM, which clearly nods to the WONKA and TOY STORY movies without seeming derivative. Always one to dive gamely into a quirky role (see TOOTSIE, RAIN MAN, HOOK, etc.), Hoffman makes Magorium both silly and endearing, while Portman charms as his earnest protégé, and Bateman provides an enjoyable level of skepticism while enduring the nickname "The Mutant." Although the film's playful quality could veer toward excess, its thoughtful script and able actors allow it to stand out as a highly entertaining production.
A first-time director best known for his inventive STRANGER THAN FICTION screenplay, Helm ably--ahem--helms EMPORIUM, which clearly nods to the WONKA and TOY STORY movies without seeming derivative. Always one to dive gamely into a quirky role (see TOOTSIE, RAIN MAN, HOOK, etc.), Hoffman makes Magorium both silly and endearing, while Portman charms as his earnest protégé, and Bateman provides an enjoyable level of skepticism while enduring the nickname "The Mutant." Although the film's playful quality could veer toward excess, its thoughtful script and able actors allow it to stand out as a highly entertaining production.
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- UPC: 024543505051
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