Genre: Fantasy. In a world where the human soul exists outside the body in the form of an animal, (called daemons), a young girl is given a golden compass that will be the key to unlocking a rift between parallel worlds. Among other things, the film features airships, gypsies, witches, a cowboy, and talking armored polar warbears. This movie is grade A eye candy. I was quite impressed by the CGI. My personal favorites were the polar bears and the facial expressions of the daemons when they are cats. The main character’s daemon, Pantalaimon, is particularly lovable.
The actors’ performances are excellent, as is the soundtrack.
The story is a little watered down, but still very well depicted. This is a common side effect of adaptation, so this isn’t necessarily a criticism.
The fact that I have little else to say about it, having just finished watching it leads me to the conclusion that it’s between a 3½ and 4 star film, but again, those CGI are wicked cool, so, 4 stars. It’s certainly an above average film.
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