Rating: PG
Movie Release Date: September 30, 2005
DVD Release Date: February 7, 2006
Plot 411: A girl enters a fantasy world in which she is mistaken for an evil princess.
Review: I don't know who suggested that I watch this (I suspect it was one of the podcasts I listen to), but man, I was kinda bored throughout the entire movie. The film is about a girl named Helena who works in her family's business, which happens to be a traveling circus. Like most teenagers, she doesn't appreciate her unique circumstances or the value of her parents. When her mother falls ill after a verbal bout with her, Helena finds herself in an alternate world. Let's just say this movie is like a cross between Alice in Wonderland and Coraline (which, by the way, is also a film by Neil Gaiman, the co-writer of this movie). Visually, this movie is a bizarre buffet of weird characters that only exist in your wildest of dreams. That's about the only facinating part about this movie. However, after a half hour of these weirdly wonderful creatures, I just got tired of them. The plot is twisted (not in a good way) and convoluted. Despite being on some kind of personal journey, I just don't give a care (haven't heard that saying in a while now have you?) about Helena.
Movie Release Date: September 30, 2005
DVD Release Date: February 7, 2006
Plot 411: A girl enters a fantasy world in which she is mistaken for an evil princess.
Review: I don't know who suggested that I watch this (I suspect it was one of the podcasts I listen to), but man, I was kinda bored throughout the entire movie. The film is about a girl named Helena who works in her family's business, which happens to be a traveling circus. Like most teenagers, she doesn't appreciate her unique circumstances or the value of her parents. When her mother falls ill after a verbal bout with her, Helena finds herself in an alternate world. Let's just say this movie is like a cross between Alice in Wonderland and Coraline (which, by the way, is also a film by Neil Gaiman, the co-writer of this movie). Visually, this movie is a bizarre buffet of weird characters that only exist in your wildest of dreams. That's about the only facinating part about this movie. However, after a half hour of these weirdly wonderful creatures, I just got tired of them. The plot is twisted (not in a good way) and convoluted. Despite being on some kind of personal journey, I just don't give a care (haven't heard that saying in a while now have you?) about Helena.
Watch It: If you're into the Tim Burton-esque touch and feel because this is quite similar.
Skip It: If your idea of fantasy is fire-breathing dragons or hobit-like creatures. This is a fantasy, but thoroughly born from Gaiman's imagination.
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