Review of The Golden Compass (2007) by Neil F — 16 Jan 2012

Too bad this franchise never materialized...

This review of The Golden Compass (2007) was written by Neil F on 16 Jan 2012.

The Golden Compass has generally received mixed reviews.

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A tepid, jumbled Hollywood fable whose final message seems to amount to little more than Follow your dreams, or worse, Stay tuned for the sequel…

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By Rebecca T (147) on 02 Oct 2017

I loved it, but can see how the ending would be frustrating for someone who hasn't read the book and doesn't know there's more coming…

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As a fan of the His Dark Materials series, it's hard to know where to start with how disappointing this adaptation was…

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I did not like this movie than I used to. It just got boring! Score: 4.5/10…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Salon.com (2,725) on 29 Nov 2017

Whatever complex or interesting ideas might have been found in the source material have been watered down, skimmed over, mashed into nonsense…

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Bad cliffhanger, although there isn't going to be a sequel, it's very imaginative, but has a bad story line that kind of overpowers it's creativity…

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