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By Shawna S (35) on 12 Aug 2010

Read the book and I loved it so this movie had a lot to live up to…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 13 Apr 2010

The Golden Compass comes close, and its originality cannot be denied, but it never quite crosses over into your heart. It stops at your eyes…

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By Kimberley Jones (866) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 14 Nov 2009

There are significant stretches of talky tedium, more than a few “huh” moments for neophytes – especially whenever anyone starts nattering…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 08 Nov 2009

For all the complicated backstory, weighty themes, action set pieces and fanciful production design, the film is oddly unengaging…

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By Lorriw. (1) on 01 May 2009

I love watching this movie with my 6 year old, she's just as amazed by it each time, it's wonderful to watch her reaction's…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 13 Apr 2009

The Golden Compass is a snowbound mystical-whizbang kiddie ride that hovers somewhere between the loopy and the lugubrious…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for Variety (12,700) on 05 Apr 2009

Impressively rendered but oddly uninviting adventure…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 28 Feb 2009

The Golden Compass does manage the job of bringing Pullman's world to the screen…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 26 Nov 2008

Looks magical, seethes with elusive profundities and makes remarkably little sense, though the murkiness makes perfect sense on a shallower level…

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By Morganf (9) on 19 Jul 2008

A great visual experience, but it failed to convey Pullmans sense of mystery…

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By Dominick (3) on 12 Jun 2008

The secenary and the whole movie is done perfectly…

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By Nigelm (8) on 09 Jun 2008

Too childish for adults, too complex for kids. Average CGI and wooden performances throughout. Yawn…

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By Courtneyw (3) on 02 Jun 2008

I really liked this movie. Visually, it was stunning. The effects were wonderful and I loved watching all the animals…

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By Grega (15) on 24 May 2008

Not realising this was part of a trilogy I was disappointed to see it end so abruptly, but at least it was plainly obvious that another installment…

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By Adam Tobias (167) for Watertown Daily Times (163) on 19 May 2008

I realize that when you make a book into a movie you cannot include every single detail, but it seems like Weitz purposely tried to take all…

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By Michelle Orange (458) for Village Voice (8,525) on 08 May 2008

In drawing and quartering much of the novel's intent, Weitz ends up with a film that feels not just unfinished but undone…

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By Ambers (1) on 02 May 2008

This movie was incredible. Although it was made family-friendly it was still unexpected when the jaw went flying off of the enemy ice bear…

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By Brandonb (19) on 01 May 2008

A spectacular rendering of Philip Pullman's magnificent world(s); this is the closest that a movie has been able to match the imagery that…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for MSNBC (243) on 30 Apr 2008

This plot may sound somewhat ludicrous on paper, but Pullman has created a logical, well-thought-out world that Weitz has brilliantly translated…

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By Prairie Miller (985) for NewsBlaze (855) on 29 Apr 2008

This kid film noir touching on magic dust substance abuse, cranky clerics, worrisome wizards, goth grownup child abusers and computer-generated…

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