Witchcraft and self-irony.

Rating: 6/10 (10 February 2008)

Ignorant to his heritage a young man decides to chase down and bring back a fallen star to the woman that he is in love with. This commitment brings him to go into an area outside his town village that is prohibited to enter. Once there he realizes that he has entered a fairy-tale land and that he is not the only person chasing the falling star. From here on it's more or less a long chase between him, a prince and three witches.
The movie is loaded with self-irony and that is really it's best quality. I must admit that I didn't get involved and that it was more or less the humor that got my attention. I even considered if the "fantasy"-genre no longer appeals to me but thinking back I realized that there are many movies in this genre that I like. I didn't like the casting and I really think that this has fundamental importance when watching a movie. You have to get involved with the protagonists and I didn't - except maybe for Michelle Pfeiffer (and Peter O'toole) that I think made the best of her part.
Not a must see but if you can't wait to see the showdown between Bilbo Baggins and Smaug then this can do while we wait.
Regards Simon
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