Movie Review: Inkheart

Among various other runnings around this afternoon, I paused to see Inkheart, a fantasy movie that begins with the premise "what if there are people in the world who can bring a story literally to life by reading it out loud?" It's evidently the same basic premise as the recent Bedtime Stories, which I felt no impulse to see because Adam Sandler generally leaves me cold. I had two impressions coming into this movie. One was based on having seen a trailer for Inkheart about half a year or so ago that emphasized glimpses of characters and creatures conjured up from various works of classic children's literature. My thought at the time was, "Cool premise, but is the target audience going to have read those books and get it?" The second impression came from an assortment of reviews that generally found the movie less than exciting.

Well, both impressions were off the mark. I loved this movie. ( Some spoilers included. )

Great movie. I recommend it.

Mostly for Vittoriosa

The sauces I made to go with the roast beef for the Crosston Dance Ball. All from Two Fifteenth Century Cookbooks. Tragically, I discovered while in the middle of cooking that I'd run out of saffron.

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