Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium [2007] | ![Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61ttkaPiqbL._SL75_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Zach Helm
Actors: Jason Bateman, Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Zach Mills
Studio: Icon Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 472
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 91
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5051429101347
ASIN: B0013OXT50
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: May 12, 2008
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what you need to believe in, is you June 23, 2008
A nice little film to watch that makes you want to believe in magic. A film about never giving up, being independant and believing in youself.Portman and Hoffman give good performances and after watching you are left with a nice warm, fuzzy feeling inside.
 A family film that will bore both kids and adults May 19, 2008
It's almost as if the writers couldn't quite make up their minds whether this film was going to be a kids film that adults could enjoy, or a grown up film that brings out the kid in us, but in the end it ends up being neither.
Mr Magorium is over 200 years old and wants to finally hang up his boots and hand his magical toy shop over to his assistant. But unfortunately she's not particularly keen and, sensing this, the toys start taking things into their own hands.
The story, which is very thin at best, doesn't really go anywhere for the first hour as we get introduced to Mr Magorium, his assistant Molly, and his amazing toy shop. Anyone expecting a Willie Wonka type character will be sorely disappointed as the Mr Magorium character, played in a surprisingly subdued way by Hoffman, is neither as interesting or as enigmatic as Wonka, in fact he comes across as a little creepy.
Portman if anything has the stronger performance but to be honest she barely gets out of first gear in such a lightweight film. And that's the problem, everyone appears to be just going through the motions, it's all acting by numbers and very unconvincing.
Even the Wonder Emporium itself is strangely understated. I'm sure kids will enjoy the sequences with the Emporium itself, with a huge array of toys coming to life very effectively using a subtle blend of CGI and non-CGI effects. But kids will definitely get bored when the Emporium is not on screen, which, unfortunately, is most of the time.
For a film with such a promising title I'm afraid it fails to deliver any 'wonder' whatsoever, and will undoubtedly bore most children and adults alike.
 Very disappointing May 15, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have never watched such a disappointing video. It is not worth either buying or watching. Save your money for something better. Normally I love children's videos, but this was not what I was anticipating.
Mr Magoriums Wonder Emporium April 29, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I took my children to watch this last christmas ,and it makes adam sadler films look good, dustin hoffman is is so bad you have to ask youreself was he paid before he read the scrpit , it was so bad we all left early and watched the golden compass
 Colourful family movie that brings out the child in you! April 6, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A voyage into the colourful and magical world of fun. Dustin Hoffman plays the slightly eccentric, happy go lucky Mr Magorium - an avid magical toy shop owner who's on the verge of leaving the world and sets upon a journey to hand over his shop to Molly Mahoney (Natalie Portman) - the musical child genius who's stuck at a cross roads of life.
Hoffmans' performance is elegant in a sweet ditsy kind of way. Portman's role is a confused, but yet again sweet in nature and innocence.
It's a wonderful family movie that raises the imagination and takes you back to how it must feel to be a child. Even though the overall purpose has the essence of sadness, the movie in itself is a bubble of hope and joy. It's not a movie to take seriously, but will no doubt make you laugh especially with a cameo appearance of a famous Muppet character
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