Inkmovie

Last night we rented the movie Inkheart. Before I start raving on about how brilliantly awesome it is, let me just add that this is one movie where you don't have to have read the book to understand.

Inkheart
PG
(fantasy action, scary moments, & brief language)

When Mo Folchart accidentally reads some potentially menacing villains and a bitter fire-eater out of a book, he has to protect his daughter at all costs. Twelve years later, they find him, and threaten to hurt those he loves unless he reads out the worst villain of all-The Shadow. Filled with love of the written word, magic, and an awesome character named Dustfinger, the movie grabs you in from the beginning. It begins with a secret...and who doesn't love those? (Personally, Dustfinger's my favorite. I just love characters with sad histories and a little fault.)

Edit: However, I forgot to mention that while Paul Bettany was an perfect Dustfinger, the movie was a bit more of a magic kiddie show than the Fantasy Epic that the book is.