Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Reviews and Ratings


  • Clowserm
    November 27, 2009
    Clowserm
    Fuuny watchd it when i was n th grade!
  • 0001hrs
    November 23, 2009
    0001hrs
    Natalie Portman's awkward orchestration will forever be etched in my mind.
  • mattsigur1
    November 18, 2009
    mattsigur1
    I'd watch this movie to get in with a hipster chick.
  • beccaberry6
    November 10, 2009
    beccaberry6
    painful and unfortunate. this should have worked but just didn't.
  • SpunkyJamez
    November 5, 2009
    SpunkyJamez
    I was laughing at how silly this movie was! This isn't a family film at all. I will say the kids are gonna dig the hell out of this. The adults are gonna hate it. Dustin Hoffman plays his character well. Natalie Portman - not so good. Jaon Bateman was decent. The story was crap. ...( read more)A toy store that is a living thing and turns black when it's unhappy. That's pure dumb! Some of the stuff is so stupid that you just start to hate this movie. Living toys - if they were trying to make another Toy Story, they weren't even half as close to how good Toy Story was. Overall, there are some good elements, but it's still only for kids.
  • xXxHebaxXxLuvsxXxYaxXx
    November 3, 2009
    xXxHebaxXxLuvsxXxYaxXx
    yuck yuck stupid and stupid not recommended
  • jackass001
    November 1, 2009
    jackass001
    my beautiful actress natalie portman who starring this film and that why im not interested to see this one.
  • HateYouIgnorant
    October 29, 2009
    HateYouIgnorant
    !Comercial or Stupid!:|
  • PhantomX11
    October 24, 2009
    PhantomX11
    Wow just finish watching this movie on cable after 2 years that it's been out (lol) I didn't won't to go see in theaters cause I though it was going to be a bad movie but wow! was I wrong.

    It's not a great movie but it has a good heart. You'd have to be a Scrooge not to like th...( read more)is movie. (lol) ^_^

    "Your Life Is An Occasion. Rise To It."
    ~Dustin Hoffman as Mr. Magorium~

    I love that quote...
  • officiallyme
    October 22, 2009
    officiallyme
    i finally saw it and it was good ;)
  • FFcloud
    October 22, 2009
    FFcloud
    Personally, I loved it.
    It's a fun and cute movie that will make you smile.
    I recommend it.
  • kerryslue
    October 21, 2009
    kerryslue
    i love this film. its so sweet
  • vzlaeli
    October 12, 2009
    vzlaeli
    Una pelicula de fantasia apta para toda la familia que deja volar la imaginacion.
    Definitivamente esperaba otra cosa, una cosa no tan placentera, tal vez porque me deje guiar demasiado por las criticas, pero me lleve una sorpresa positiva.
    Me encanta el mensaje que deja, todo es ...( read more)posible si se tiene la suficiente garra para lograr lo que te propones.
    Hoffman como siempre interpreto a la perfeccion a Mr. Magorium, un tipo excentrico, pero bueno, tan positivo que en partes es empalagoso, pero inspiracional.
    Recomendable, si estas de humor para una película alegre e imaginativa para dejar volar tu mente, y alejarte de los problemas de tu día.
  • sanjurosamurai
    October 1, 2009
    sanjurosamurai
    i watched this film with my family for family movie night fully expecting not to like it, i was pleasantly suprised. its been widely panned, but this is one of those rare occasions that i just dont think critics are opening their minds enough to see the wonderment and creativity...( read more) offered by a film like this. maybe if more critics watched this film in their living rooms with little kids they would get it. its a delightful film that actually works on many levels, where being silly for the sake of silly made sense rather than annoyed. im glad my kids made me watch it and i know i will revisit this film at some point.
  • doglover000000
    September 27, 2009
    doglover000000
    Jason Bateman gets around inthe movies doean't he??!! I wouldn't mind seeing a movie where he finally takes the lead!

    Anyways, I LOVED THIS MOVIE!! i'm a sucker for a weird, fantasy film where anything is possible! Its humourous, heart warming and the child actor (Zach Mills) ...( read more)is bloody brilliant! Its a great cast, well acted and a great story for the family to watch! Although, theres probably a million things wrong with this movie, i still loved it!
  • magnolia12883
    September 23, 2009
    magnolia12883
    Zach Helm's whimsical, magical, thoughtful and sometimes pretty funny family film surprised me with its charm and relative insight; I enjoyed it quite a bit more than I ever could've expected. Dustin Hoffman is Mr. Magorium, the "eccentric" old man (indeed, some reports suggest h...( read more)e's 243 years old!) who runs his magical toy store in a tiny corner of New York City. Helping him is piano prodigy turned store manager Molly Mahoney (Natalie Portman), who has forsaken her burgeoning career as a composer and pianist for long hours tending to Mr. Magorium's quirks, his wild imagination, and the store which has eminated from such things. Helping both of them is young Eric Applebaum (Zach Mills), a smart, quirky 9-year-old devoid of friends (outside of the store) who even puts off his fellow children when he plays around them inside the store. Mr. Magorium is "departing" and needs to assess the value of his life's work, so he hires "the mutant" Henry Weston (Jason Bateman, in the same season as "Juno"), an accountant who works all day and has no fun. Gradually, little by little, he becomes first Eric's friend, then Molly's, and begins to possibly see a twinkle of the wonderment the store has to offer. How immersed in the adult world of work and paper would you have to be to miss a door with a handle which seems to shift the rooms behind it, a gigantic ball, a live pet zebra, books which seemingly give you whatever you're searching for (actually make things materialize from the page) and fish mobiles with live, fresh fish? Such is Henry's lot in life until he walks into Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. The plot concerns Henry's change from uptight adult to chidlike waif, and Molly's shift from childlike waif and follower of Mr. Magorium's whims to full-fledged adult with belief in herself, and young Eric's shift from odd loner to...odd loner with friends? The film is the directorial debut of screenwriter Zach Helm, who previously wrote Marc Forster's "Stranger Than Fiction" (2006). That also involved occult-power-imbued objects and uptight accountants getting loose and finding their inner sparks and Dustin Hoffman as a quirky old eccentric. What Helm lacks in craft, he more than makes up for in spirit, imagination and whimsy. This film, then, is a remarkable construction. From the set design, to the cinematography to just the general energy level of the story, this is the kind of movie where hyperkinetic doesn't really begin to cover it; it practically oozes sugar and light. That being said, it is fun and sweet and thoughtful and surprisingly grown up for a G-rated family film. But it is a family film, and one adults might possibly enjoy just as much as their offspring.
  • JayeeBeee
    September 22, 2009
    JayeeBeee
    Plot: Imagine Willie Wonka less the chocolate.
    Acting: No stretching here unless you count Dustin Hoffman?s weird lisp.
    Special Effects: Very impressive. It is a magical toy store after all.

    The Skinny: A story of what to do when you no longer believe in yourself.
    Cinemati...( read more)cally beautiful, this children?s movie, deep down, is about believing in yourself and what you?re capable of. Basically this flick focuses on Mahoney who works for Mr. Magorium who owns a magical toy store. Mahoney was considered a musical genius as a kid but now at age 23 still awaits the inspiration to finish her first great creation as an adult. In a sense, she feels stuck as the manager of a toy store. Which really is not that bad when the toy store is as flickin? cool as Mr. Magorium?s. When inside the store, everywhere you look magic happens. From a door that leads to a room where the contents can be changed by the turn of a dial, to a big book that contains all of the store?s inventory within its pages and all one must do is ask for the toy and turn to the appropriate page and poof it appears. The store itself ends up taking on a bigger personality then the characters and the special effects do a wonderful job of expressing this.

    The story admittedly, is a bit tired. We have the eccentric toy maker Mr. Magorium, played by Dustin Hoffman who kind of looks like a cross between Albert Einstein and Mark Twain.

    Mr. Magorium desperately wants to leave his legacy to his most trusted employee, the store manager Molly Mahoney who as previously mentioned is the musical genius with writer?s block played by Natalie Portman. Also, along for the ride, we have the lonely kid who constantly is hanging around wearing a different hat for everyday of the week but surprisingly has no friends his own age. Oh, and Mahoney and the kid look like they could be brothers.

    In order to appraise the store?s worth, Mr. Magorium must call upon the help of a bean counter. Playing what Mr. Magorium calls a ?mutant? is Jason Bateman. Personally, The Flicker thinks they severely under-utilize Bateman?s comedic genius here but I guess he is playing an accountant.

    The Verdict:
    Even though the plot is predictable, (the old guy is crazy yet has tremendously insightful advise, the stuck in a rut 20 something finds out she can believe in herself, the boring workaholic rediscovers his youth and sense of humor, and the lonely kid does make a friend) I would recommend this for family viewing. The story is cute, it reminds me of a cross between Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Toys, and the magical effects will keep the chitlins engaged. Also the content is way tame, the worst language found through the whole flick is the word crap. So, with a good lesson to teach your kids this flick gets 3 flicks on The Flicker scale.

    See the full review and other funny flickers at http://theflicker.com/.
  • isabelleweber1
    September 20, 2009
    isabelleweber1
    Adorável e muito criativo.
  • buddyacker
    September 18, 2009
    buddyacker
    This is a very heart-warming, smile-inducing, and flat out good movie. It was admittedly aimed more toward children, but I found some stuff in there that was pointed right at me. For example, there's the line "Your life is an occasion. Rise to it." I agree 100%. "Heck yeah."
  • JaneDoeNili
    September 13, 2009
    JaneDoeNili
    I loved it! The first hour was gone before I knew. It's very funny and amusing. I was afraid it could be very childish but it wasn't. It's just great.
  • tsmell
    September 11, 2009
    tsmell
    not watch yet........
  • fatboyob5
    September 10, 2009
    fatboyob5
    liked this more than i thought i would
  • vasareewert
    September 9, 2009
    vasareewert
    What a surprising and lovely film! I had no idea what I was in for when I went to see this movie. I think it was a Wednesday morning dollar deal for kids in the summer and my sister and I saw it... why? on a whim? because of Natalie Portman and Dustin Hoffman? I'm not really sure...( read more)... But I absolutely loved it! The whimsy! The music! The saturated colors! Jason Bateman (this was the first time I really discovered him)! Zach Mills! Zach Helm! One of the best surprise finds of my life, I think...
  • khunglong3duoi
    September 9, 2009
    khunglong3duoi
    oh my gosh, this one was amazing. i wish i could have it on cinema. the color is various but united though. all the amgic toys in the shop have a particular emotion and i love that. oh, if i have that kind of shop, i'll live with it with all my heart! the eccentric little boy wit...( read more)h a enormous hat collection is impressive.
  • FutureMrsNeeson
    September 8, 2009
    FutureMrsNeeson
    I only wanna see this 'cause I'm a HUGE Natalie Portman fan.
  • MurderCapital
    September 2, 2009
    MurderCapital
    The odd and very old (243 years to be exact) magical toy store owner Mr. Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) is about to leave his store to his only employee and store manger Molly (Natalie Portman), but Molly feels insecure about the decision and is unsure on how she is supposed to take c...( read more)are of it by herself. I read that someone said this movie could be described as a mix between "Night At The Museum" and "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory", and I think that is a good description. Some good moments and special effects, however not the strongest storyline or memorable characters/acting performances. Worth a view with the kids, but not for a single 'grown-up' like myself.
  • beanp1
    August 28, 2009
    beanp1
    half a star is actually pushing it. it sucks
  • TheMindfreak386
    August 26, 2009
    TheMindfreak386
    I did not expect that, this movie is really surprising, there's even a moment where I cried . I love Dustin Hoffman such a great man and a great actor, one of the best
  • HPcrazy
    August 24, 2009
    HPcrazy
    I can't decide if i want to watch this or not.
  • doctordoom
    August 11, 2009
    doctordoom
    This turned out to be a fun and quirky film. Dustin Hoffman is Mr.Magorium who owns a magical toy store and has been around for over 200 years. He is a quirky and fun character. You could tell Hoffman had fun being this character. I thought it was funny every time he brought up t...( read more)he hotdogs to buns ratio in the film. Natalie Portman was beautiful and charming throughout the film. Jason Bateman was funny as the mutant(wait I meant accountant). Even young actor Zach Mills was quite good in this. More for older kids 7 and up. But is a fun and decent watch for kids and the family.
  • bastet05
    August 10, 2009
    bastet05
    I can't help it if my instinct says "Willy Wonka" rip off- I love Dusting Hoffman
  • trisarahtops22
    August 10, 2009
    trisarahtops22
    I didn't enjoy this too much. There were some cool magic toys and whatnot, but not enough to watch this movie again!
  • richylynn
    August 5, 2009
    richylynn
    I would love to go to a toy store like this!! This movie was well done, slightly sad though but you should watch it anyway.
  • sdpadre2004
    August 3, 2009
    sdpadre2004
    This was surprisingly a better movie than I was expecting it to be. Totally entertaining.
  • nathpandelo
    August 3, 2009
    nathpandelo
    It makes you wanna go to Mr. Magorium's yourself. It has a nice message to it and Dustin Hoffman is his adorable self. It works.
  • lourdhuraj
    August 2, 2009
    lourdhuraj
    Beautiful, amazing, heart touching, a lovable smoothing air feeling, and what all softness for this film in english dictionary i can name all for this film... it was a excellent and nice move which will give u a good ride on the clouds u will surely feel the love and the heart ti...( read more)ghtens for many scenes why not for the whole movie it moved me a lot and i was moved towards plenty miles away from this world where i watched this movie... it was totally awesome and beautiful movie everyone must see and feel how beautiful the story line was... and there r many dialogues which will surely inspire everyone who watches this and after watching this movie i have became a big fan of the music director and Natalie portman especially Dustin Hoffman.. he was really so nice in this movie and the music it touches the soul very deeply... the ending of the movie and the names flashes was really a good work... it was not the same as other films its different in displaying the casts names at the last it was nice and overwhelming movie... i liked this movie and it made me to remember a lot with some tears i really loved this dove softness and soothing movie... u all must surely see it... it was awesome...
  • Ghw12158
    August 2, 2009
    Ghw12158
    this really sucked confusing and hard to follow
  • rainyday73
    July 30, 2009
    rainyday73
    Though not exactly my cup of tea, I do think "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" was worth the time to watch it. That's a lot coming from me. :)
  • blissbubbley
    July 27, 2009
    blissbubbley
    Really enjoyed this quirky little film. Hoffman was perfect for Mr Magorium!
  • BASiQ
    July 27, 2009
    BASiQ
    Very weird movie.
    Not really worth a watch but it was a kind of funny movie. Way too much "journey into your soul" crap...
  • celestedemarco12
    July 25, 2009
    celestedemarco12
    Linda, voladaaa, magica, linda, me gusto
  • grayavec
    July 21, 2009
    grayavec
    Take out Dustin Hoffman and the bookmaker. The rest was good enough to make a movie on its own. Funny the mother didn't peg Bateman's character as a pedophile.
  • bodom1234
    July 17, 2009
    bodom1234
    I haven't seen the whole movie, but what I saw was enough to say its great!
  • AreYouOnTheList07
    July 17, 2009
    AreYouOnTheList07
    we were gonna watch this in class. neva got round to it
  • ahhh1989
    July 12, 2009
    ahhh1989
    The level of quirkiness got to me. I didn't like it.
  • blobface21
    July 8, 2009
    blobface21
    cute little kids film

Summary

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Summary