Magic!

Rating: Null/10 (11 April 2004)

What an amazing film. The stories told throughout the film are a really interesting adventure. It all begins when Ed bloom (in his older years) falls ill. His son wants to hear the truth about his life, and so Ed tells his stories. So we flash back to when he was young, and take a magical journey with the young Ed Bloom and all sorts of interesting characters. Ewan McGreggor is terrific. He takes the role and carries the movie with such enthusiasm. The locations/sets/props and costumes are superb. I am very interested in picking up the novel from my local book store, just to be able to take these adventures again. While the film is also very dark, there is also a bit of humor. Just sit back and enjoy great story telling for 2 hours. A simply Magical Film experience.