Review of The Secret of Moonacre (2009) by Shone K — 15 Jul 2009

They should stop spoiling good ideas with bad movies!

This review of The Secret of Moonacre (2009) was written by Shone K on 15 Jul 2009.

The Secret of Moonacre has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Wayne G (65) on 07 Nov 2018

Superb fantasty, beautifully acted- really feel good - free from the sex and violence so prevalent nowadays, lovely refreshing family film…

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By Nonya B (229) on 28 Apr 2012

I found this to be a wonderful tale and beautiful to watch. It was heart-warming and very enjoyable even for an adult…

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By Atom B (1) on 01 Jan 2012

This is a teriffic family-friendly fantasy and chic flik. My wife watched it twice in a row…

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By Becky B (382) on 19 Mar 2011

Great movie....a cross between Narnia type movies and Romeo and Juliet storyline…

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By Nikita B (7) on 20 Aug 2011

By far the book is at least a hundred times better…

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By Moni K (397) on 28 Jan 2012

A nice little film full of MAGIC!!! It's such a sweet film to watch with the whole family and one I enjoyed alot. Great…

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By Sara W (330) on 27 Feb 2012

Totally loved it but parts were a bit stupid, loved the ending but thay could have done so much better, still great film ^^…

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By B S (107) on 29 Dec 2013

It wasn't as awful as it has been made out to be I will be looking for the book out of curiosity…

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By Denise G (213) on 21 Feb 2013

The performances are very poor that make the movie very hard to believe…

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By Sharon H (137) on 04 Jul 2013

Rubbish. it could have been good. it even had some pretty good actors but blimey did it fail. the script and acting was just puss…

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