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This film was a nice one to watch, an left you with a nice feeling. Perhaps a lit childish, but Depp's acting kept you on the edge, all the time - and made you laugh more than just once.

I have no idea why I like this movie as much as I do, but... I just do. It goes through a lot of familiar themes; trust, friendship, love, difference, fear, and loathing, maintaining its own dark, funny way. Johnny is absolutely brilliant in his role as Edward, and the fantasy look-alike world of Tim Burton doesn't fail you once.

I have not read the books this story is based on, which means I am reviewing this film completely based on the story I saw on silver screen.

Let's put it this way: I had been reading so much negative feedback about this film that I was positively surprised after watching it.

The movie looked good, sounded good, and all in all, it was pretty great! The plot, the story; actors and acting. Even Lyra, the "little girl who will change the course of the world forever" (yes, we have seen those before...) was annoyingly realistic with her immaturity.

But as with every movie, there were some things that just didn't click, and therefore I won't give this four stars: as good as the plot of the movie was, it left me feeling as if everything wasn't told, explained, or shown well enough. Once again, perhaps those who have read the books know some facts in advance. To me, it was a bit frustrating at points. Confusing, even.

And once again, in a vast battlefield it is amazingly easy to launch a "surprise" attack on your enemies... wow. That never ceases to amaze me. ;)

Frankly, the movie was too short. When the final fight began to take place, I leaned back on my seat and cursed in my mind that the film was going to end soon!

This movie looked good, sounded good, was funny in all the right places, moved well and was all in all pretty perfect - though, alas, the fun didn't last forever.

Only weird thing was probably the attempted chemistry between Mr. Stark and Ms. Potter (Jarvis/Stark worked much better in my opinion :P), but that can be easily ignored with everything else taking place on the screen. (And of course there is the matter of Nick Fury: I have nothing against Samuel L. Jackson, but... why did they have to make Fury black? I'm not being a racist, just wondering...)

All in all, I'm waiting a possible sequel with huge anticipation! Even if they wouldn't manage to make it as good as this first one, it would still definitely be worth the watch!

Robert Downey Jr. made an amazing job in this one. Nothing more needs to be said. Go watch it.

Aw, this one... Hehe, it is worth of a good laugh! Though sometimes, just sometimes, during the movie, you really wish Johnny would stop being such a dump person, and grow up... But he us really trying, and being honest in all he does. It is a comedy, after all, so... let's not whine! And, ever better, this movie a parody to all those macho-agent-movies, where the agent never fails, gets all the girls (well, happened here, too...), and so on. Rowan Atkinson is ever talented as an actor! Thumbs up to him!

Almost a dream like implementation, which somehow suits the movie. Thrilling, scary (well, one could work on the visual side, but let's allow it to slide, for now), humorous and intriguing. Johnny Depp is his charming self, carrying the movie on with ease. Things unfold nicely, but not too easily, and not hastily, either.

Even if this movie really held nothing I like (except Jared Leto in his amazing role), it was still very entertaining. Rather than showing journeys of several people, it was as if seeing a snippet here and there. Due to many characters, there wasn't really time to get to know any of them properly. That perhaps was the point: a vague idea of everything.