The Golden Compass
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- Synopsis
- A young girl embarks on a perilous journey to rescue her best friend and fight the forces of darkness in director Chris Weitz's adaptation of the first installment of author Philip Pullman's best-selling fantasy trilogy....
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- Starring
- Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green
- Director(s)
- Chris Weitz
- Distributor(s)
- New Line
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 118 min.
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A darker, deeper fantasy epic than the "Rings" trilogy, "The Chronicles of Narnia" or the "Potter" films. It springs from the same British world of quasi-philosophical magic, but creates more complex villains and poses more intriguing questions. As a visual experience, it is superb. As an escapist fantasy, it is challenging.Read the full review
A "soft" epic, a film touching on childhood fantasies with sturdy, unwavering characters driven to evil or good. More "Harry Potter," in other words, than "Beowulf."Read the full review
At times you feel Weitz flipping the pages and dog-earing wildly, and that's a shame: This is a movie that needs to be lengthy and discursive, the better to duck into the back alleys of its invention. A visionary is required. This director isn't one.Read the full review
