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By Bruce Bennett (577) for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (575) on 18 Jul 2008

Seen through the eyes of a child, this adaptation my lack originality but is fast paced, contains enough fantasy to balance the family drama…

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By Johna. (19) on 09 Jul 2008

Great story, well performed and cast. Great Great Great - best fantasy movie since Lord of the Rings…

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By Chads. (664) on 07 Jul 2008

When the daft old woman who converses with flowers was a child, she told authorities the truth about her missing father and the jagged gashes…

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By Walter Chaw (1,360) for Film Freak Central (1,643) on 30 Jun 2008

Sacrifices its undercurrent of pain and abandonment to big-budget special effects…

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By Ryan Cracknell (408) for Movie Views (286) on 27 Jun 2008

Based on the series of five serial children's novels, The Spiderwick Chronicles is a hollow spectacle that's good for the action and effects…

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By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 19 Jun 2008

Good enough to keep you and an older child entertained, but don't expect the next Harry Potter fever to emerge from this movie…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 18 Jun 2008

It's a good movie for its type, but it rarely stops to let us marvel at the world it creates…

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By Prairie Miller (985) for NewsBlaze (855) on 18 Jun 2008

Tosses together hobgoblins and home-alone latchkey kids with tomato sauce baggies as instruments of battle, bad parenting, and boy and girl…

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By Jayh. (423) on 17 Jun 2008

Enthralling fantasy, wonderfully imaginative with excellent special effects. Beautifully done, excellent pace and exciting. Fun and very entertaining…

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By Richard Knight (277) for Windy City Times (216) on 21 May 2008

At 97 minutes this not just a great Saturday matinee for 10 year-olds, but one for their indulgent parent(s) or handy dandy favorite gay relative/babysitter…

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

Spiderwick Chronicles provides lots of thrills and chills -- so much so that it may be too scary for younger viewers -- but it works best when…

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By Jordan Riefe (35) for The Deadbolt (73) on 20 Apr 2008

Younger fans of the books will undoubtedly love The Spiderwick Chronicles while adults will find it diverting enough to take a break from life…

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By Sandra Hall (505) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 03 Apr 2008

The screen can't get enough of 16-year-old Freddie Highmore…

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By Urban Cinefile Critics (1,069) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 23 Mar 2008

It's inevitable with such fantasies, the storylines begin to have a familiar ring…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 16 Mar 2008

Displays a lighter touch than other fantasy films of this nature, meaning that its thrills are all the more unexpected -- and effective…

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By Christopher Smith (624) for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (624) on 09 Mar 2008

If you're going to compete in an arena already owned by the Harry Potter and Narnia franchises, you'd better enter that fray determined to…

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By Luisg. (37) on 09 Mar 2008

Take the kids I enjoyed this darker blend of fantasy high on thematic elements so beware.... visually stunning... another spring treat…

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By Marcyt (3) on 01 Mar 2008

2 parents and 2 teenagers all enjoyed it. None of us had read the books and we were able to follow the story. Engaging story…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 29 Feb 2008

The overall supernatural conflict amounts to nothing more than a jumble of noisy, fast-moving CGI beasties…

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By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 28 Feb 2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles is great family fun…

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