Welcome to Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium,
the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in
the world. It’s a tantalizing toy haven in which everything
inside literally comes to life – including the store itself
– and where marvels of every imaginable, possible kind, and
beyond, never cease . . . that is, until now.
When Mr. Magorium, the store’s extraordinary 243 year-old
proprietor (Dustin Hoffman), announces that he will at long
last hand over the reigns of his wonder-expanding store to
his unconfident young manager, Molly Mahoney (Natalie
Portman), the store decides to throw an unusual tantrum. As
a skeptical accountant named Henry (Jason Bateman) comes in
to audit the Legos® and Lincoln Logs®, not to mention the
Whodathoughts and Whatchamacallits, the once sparkling,
color-saturated Emporium is suddenly embattled by mysterious
changes. The playful toys are all still there, but they’ve
turned gray and quiet – and only Mahoney and Henry can
revive them if, with the help of a superdexterous 9 year-old
(Zach Mills), they can find the source of magic inside
themselves.
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Well, what can I say. The
toy store that the movie revolved around
was enchanting for a short while.
Natalie Portman did a pretty good job in
a tough role (because there was no plot
to speak of - so I can imagine it was
hard to conjure up emotions again and
again for the camera, because the story
wasn't going anywhere.) But I just could
not get past Hoffman's terrible
'accent', or whatever it was he was
trying to pass off on us as whimsical.
Even Henry was unamusing, with his
complete failure to ever react to the
entire cast calling him a mutant. I
guess the one positive thing about the
movie was it put me in the mood to
Christmas shop for the family, and seek
out some classic but forgotten toys I
played with as a kid. Won't be buying
this DVD however. |
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