Review of The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) by Justind. — 17 Feb 2008
A terrific family film. I've tried reading my younger brothers copies of the Spiderwick books, and they were some of the most boring children's books I've ever read. The film, I'm happy to say, is a vast improvement.
It takes a little bit of time to get into the action, but once the film gets "into" it, it goes by at a fast pace. Freddie Highmore does a great job as Jared and an okay job at his brother Simon, and Mary-Louise Parker plays essentially the same character she does on Weeds (minus the drug-dealing).
Seth Rogen's voice work is awesome, he's definitely a highlight of the film for me. I secretly wonder if he wrote some of his own dialogue...? Nick Nolte does a good job as the villain and Martin Short's character isn't on-screen long enough to get annoying.
The action sequences, while a bit on the scary side, were'nt too much for my little brothers (ages 5 & 9). If your kid is scared easily, I wouldn't take them to this, but my brothers were fine.
They enjoyed the movie thoroughly, and so did I.
This review of The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) was written by Justind. on 17 Feb 2008.
The Spiderwick Chronicles has generally received positive reviews.
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