Spellbinding film!

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2007)

This is a beautiful spellbinding film.Though the box may fool you this is NOT a film for youngsters.It is rated R and contains some brutal violence but it is a magnificent film that will keep you mesmerized the whole time.
A young girl in Spain during World War II finds a mysterious other world when her and her mom go to live with the girls step father.The step father is a cruel army officer who has no love for the girl and only tolerates her because her mom is carrying his son.
This is a wonderful movie.It contains some breathtaking special effects but despite the subject it is not a special effects driven film.It is very much driven by the story line.The fantasy world is seamlessly interwoven with the real world drama that is unfolding.
Now the dialog is in Spanish with subtitles but like all well made films that contain subtitles you hardly notice it.Once the film starts you are caught up and will be amazed at each turn with hardly a notice that you are reading the text.
Give this film a look ,you'll remember it for a long time.