A Look Inside the World of Books

Inkheart - 3.5 out of 5 stars

This fabulous tale based on the best selling trilogy (Inkheart, Inkspell, and Inkdeath) by German author Cornelia Funke mixes the wonderful world of fiction with every day life. A startling story about a father, Mo, short for Mortimer Folchart (Brendan Fraser) and his daughter Meggie (Eliza Hope Bennett) who travel across the world buying and repairing books for a living. While stopped in a certain town, Mo is confronted by an interesting character that goes by the name of Dustfinger and also travels with a weasel with horns named Gwinn. Eventually, they are kidnapped by the villain known as Capricorn (Andy Serkis) and his henchman Resa (Sienna Guillory) who want to use Mo’s magical gift of reading things out of books, giving Mo the title of Silvertonge, to help their conquest of the world. Meggie and Mo are stuck with a castle full of evil henchmen coming to life from the books, and Meggie’s mother is taken into the book that started the whole fiasco, Inkheart. Joined by many different friends to guide them on their journey, this epic film is filled with adventure and imagination that keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. This film is sure to be one for the home collection.