Inkheart (2008)

A single father is able to give life to characters in books and must stop such a character from destroying the world.

'Inkheart' is an adaptation of a much-loved children's fantasy book. The idea and the story sound fascinating in theory and the various summaries one reads about it, but the adaptation leaves much to be desired, lacking that something that attracts the viewers like a magnet and unifies the magic of the fantastic into a whole that satisfies many requirements: originality (check, but that's about it), rich and coherent dialogue, fantasy that appears fantastic and characters memorable by something other than their name being Paul Bettany.

Director:  Iain Softley    

With: Brendan Fraser, Andy Serkis, Eliza Bennett, Sienna Guillory, Paul Bettany

Rating: 6.5/10

The Tourist (2010)

Complet plat si fara sare si piper, filmul arata ca nu este de ajuns sa aduci doua vedete prea ridicate in slavi (nu ca nu ar merita, dar se invata sa fie apreciate fara sa depuna nici un efort) in istoria recenta, fara pic de chimie in asocierea lor, sa pui de o intriga gaurita, intr-un decor ce prin vechimea si popularitatea sa cantareste greu in masurarea cliseelor, si sa te astepti sa iti rezulte un nou "How To Steal a Million". Nu e sarcina usoara si cei implicati ar face bine sa isi aminteasca de ce si-au ales bransa asta. Cel mai merituos din intreg ansamblul s-a dovedit Paul Bettany, care desi intr-un rol in penumbra, arata ca stie sa pretuiasca minimul de teren de desfasurare alocat. De evitat!

Regie: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Scenariu: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Christopher McQuarrie
Cu: Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton, Rufus Sewell