Overview
Genre :
Fantasy, AdventureRelease Date :
October 23, 2009MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Paul WeitzStarring :
Chris Massoglia, John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Ray Stevenson, Salma Hayek, Josh Hutcherson, Jane Krakowski, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Fugit, Kristen Schaal
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics 
Readers 
[Rate It]
“..the story goes flat..”
by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
“..the latest flawed attempt..”
by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]
“..suffers from the kind of pacing that demands a laugh track..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
“..Scruffy and a little tentative..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
“..not only a waste of time, but a tease..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..leaves you hanging for a sequel that will never arrive..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
“..lacks a rapport with its audience..”
by Stephen Cole [Globe and Mail]
“..It's creepy but tinged with sarcasm and infused with silly fun..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
“..director Paul Weitz paces things a bit like a cheesy carnival ride..”
by Sue Pierman [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
“..another example of Hollywood overreaching, fascinating but flawed..”
by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
Review rate : D+
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
Reviewed by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
