Total Joy

Rating: 10/10 (19 October 2007)

In some films (relatively few these days) you can physically feel when a cast are really relishing what they are doing - and this is one of those films. It is easy to see why - the script is as tight as can be, it has all the elements of the perfect fairytale but is told in such a fresh way. It has the perfect balance of fantasy adventure, humanist story and (very British) adult comedy.
There are so many outstanding performances here but hats off to Deniro and Danes they are an absolute delight.
Aside from the excellent effects and the stunning sets the real magic is the relationships between the characters - how they are written and played, it really captures your heart and stays in your mind afterwards.
I left the cinema feeling like a five year old wishing I could find the chink in the wall. What better feeling can a film like this give you then to make you want to believe in magic, no matter what age you are? Seriously you'd be a fool to miss it!