This is the story of Molly, played by the
always-adorable Natalie Portman. Molly is the
manager of the Wonder Emporium, a small but
magical toy store nestled in New York City.
Mr. Magorium, played by Dustin Hoffman, is the
owner of the Emporium. Magorium, who has been
alive for 243 years now forsees his death and
wants to appoint Molly the new caretaker of
the store. However, the store dislikes the
idea of Magorium leaving and Molly has
internal debating on what to do. Will she
follow her dreams of being a classical pianist
or take over the store? I haven't cared less
what a character would do since I pondered
whether Ron Burgundy and Napoleon Dynamite
would win the gold in Blades of Glory.The Freak's Rating: D- : The holiday season and a Jamaica trip have left my blog feeling neglected for many days now. As I have done before, I will now promise to do a better job of updating it. On to the next in the latest film review...Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. Does the title sound cute? It isn't.
This film force feeds you whimsical things and is ridiculously overdone. Dustin Hoffman is over the top as Magorium and isn't loveable in the least bit. I was actually enthusiastic when he left. Natalie Portman plays her most annoying character to date, needlessly pretending to play the piano with her hands and making quirky comments on how much she loves Magorium. The only bright moment in the film is Jason Bateman, who does a good job as the store's accountant. Bateman is an incredibly underrated actor and shines as usual. He has a couple nice moments with Eric, the 9 year old boy who works in the store.
Jen Elder - D - If this movie had good writing and good directing it would've been decent because I like the concept of the movie. What did I say to you Scott? It seemed like Natalie Portman had a free weekend and decided to make a movie. She can do so much better. Good thing the popcorn was good!
