Review of The Golden Compass (2007) by Steven Rea for Philadelphia Inquirer — 23 Jun 2013
If Weitz's Golden Compass feels, at times, too crammed with exposition and big set pieces, the film nonetheless works far more successfully than the first Potter pic - the leaden "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" - did translating its source material.
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This review of The Golden Compass (2007) was written by Steven Rea and published by Philadelphia Inquirer on 23 Jun 2013.
The Golden Compass has generally received mixed reviews.
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