Entertaining and Diverting but a Classic it is Not

Rating: 7/10 (4 December 2014)

Lively Fantasy Film for All Ages is Mostly Amusing, Heavy on the CGI (no surprise) and Sports a Pretty Good Cast to Wander Among its Wonders. Neil Gaiman Wrote the Popular Book and Director Vaughn has had a Good Start with a Only a Few Films to His Credit and All are Above Average.
The Movie was a Flop in the USA but Eventually Made Double its Budget Worldwide. It Can Look at Times Quite Impressive, if Suffering from that Blue/Green Washed Out Palette that So Many Modern Films Employ.
Michelle Pfeiffer Centralizes the Main Stars and Carries Most of the Movie, but Robert De Niro Showing Up at Mid Point is a Jarring Distraction and Almost Pulls Off and Against the Type Character. The Action is Bland but the Romance and Fantasy Parts Hold the Thing Together Enough to Bring it Home.
Overall, About Average or Slightly Above for the Genre, Worth a Watch, and Probably will Remain So Over the Years, but it is Hardly a Classic and Falls From Being Anything too Special. Just an Entertaining Piece of Diversion with Some Very Interesting Scenes and a Classic Storyline Featuring Witchcraft, with the Standard Common Boy Seeking Love Above His Cast.