Judy Smith, 19/08/2008
All the ingredients to prove a most pleasent tasting pudding. Although the story is quaint in a 'nutcracker' way it also pulls no punches on life itself. Without giving the game away too much, in the midst of a magical fantasy there is also sadness. It's a good lesson for children and adults alike, a genuine narrative on life.
Dustin Hoffman is superb as the ever optimistic Mr Magorium, Natalie Portman has a quiet, gentle wit which even the 'mutant' falls for, and at last they've found a child actor that is not only pleasing on the eye, but has a novel demenour and an iota of intellegence. But, for me, the zebra is the star!
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