Not a good effort...

Rating: 2/10 (11 December 2013)

I went in to see the movie with great expectations - built on impressive trailers - but was bitterly disappointed at the actual product. In a greater directors' hands there might have been a superior outcome. If the film frames were pages, I would rip most of them out and bin them. The filmmakers have failed to capture the magic of the book onto film. The screenplay was atrocious. The great Harrison Ford gives one of his worst performances to date. Han Solo would not be proud. Viola Davis is not a stand out either. Asa Butterfield, who plays the title character does a fine job. We'll see more of him in the future. Ben Kingsley, who appears to be popping up in every other blockbuster these days, has too small a part, to make a significant impact. Expect no sequels.