Wake me when the wackiness is over.
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11/16/07
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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
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Reviews Counted:120
Fresh:44
Rotten:76
Average Rating:4.9/10
Consensus: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium's title is much more fun that the film itself, as the colorful visuals and talented players can't make up for a bland story.
Theatrical Release:Nov 16, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $31,920,538
Synopsis: In writer-director Zach Helm's whimsical 2007 film, MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM, veteran actor Dustin Hoffman plays the title character, a 243-year-old toy-store owner who is ready to pass his... [More]
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jason Bateman, Zach Mills
Director: Zach Helm
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Reviews for Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Top CriticIn its favour, there's nothing here to upset the children. (Not, that is, unless they're allergic to Hoffman's hammy, Method-derived acting.)
12/14/07
There isn't anything terribly exciting or original on offer... but there's nothing offensive either.
11/16/07
Top CriticA fluffy cotton candy confection that can't be bothered to manufacture any legitimate dramatic tension.
11/15/07
The result, for all its swirly colors and surrealism, is alternately dull and irritating, an experience akin to learning that you're going on a field trip only to discover that it's to the box factory.
03/06/08
Too dark for kids, too daffy for grown-ups. There’s the odd glimmer of charm, but beneath the fluttering FX and existential fluster, Helm has buried the most important toy in the box: a good story.
12/13/07
Mr Magorium’s Terrible Tedium.
12/14/07
Things go badly wrong when eccentric Mr Magorium announces he has had enough of his 243 years on earth and has decided to pop his clogs.
12/14/07
As gentle and sweet as it may be, this movie's a treat, but not a treasure.
11/16/07
The trailers make the movie look like the ickiest kind of whimsy, accompanied by obstreperous special effects, but the film itself is gasp-worthy.
05/01/08
Like something imagined by Turgenev during what would have been even for him one of his more bleak interludes.
11/14/07
Like the store, the movie is chockablock with playthings -- puns, graphics, and music -- that make the life lessons easier to absorb.
11/16/07
... never quite as magical as it wants to be.
12/21/07
This children's tale of magical whimsy miraculously avoids even toying with violence - while confronting the finality of death head-on.
12/06/07
A film about joy and wonder shouldn't have to work so hard to try and achieve those traits; it kind of defeats the purpose.
11/17/07
Dustin Hoffman charms in [this] colorful fairy tale, but despite plenty of magical moments, it's missing the extra sparkle that could make it a classic.
11/16/07
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a lighthearted and less noxious Night at the Museum.
11/16/07
Wonder is the key, and it's lacking in a major way. Should you decide to see it anyway, you might wonder what you're doing there.
11/15/07
Children will find the feature enchanting, while adults may not be so easily impressed.
11/16/07
I realize that critics sound like imagination-hating asses when they bash a movie like this...
11/19/07
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