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Mo (Brendan Fraser) and his daughter, Meggie, have the ability to bring storybook characters to life just by reading aloud. That gift backfires when he accidentally summons Capricorn, the evil villain of the novel ``Inkheart.'' Mo and Meggie must find a way to send him back to his literary realm, but the task will not be easy, for the malefactor likes his new world and will not leave it voluntarily.
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The children's fantasy "Inkheart" arrives in theaters as an orphan of Warner Bros.' decision to fold its New Line Cinema division, an orphan dumped in the movie wasteland of January.
Does this film of Cornelia Funke's novel deserve dismissal? Not really, though it is a bit of a humorless slog. In any event, one can exult in the Italian Riviera locations and see in a flash why a couple of Oscar winners and Mr. PG-rated Kids' Fantasy, Brendan Fraser, would sign on for the job. (Full review)