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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
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48 out of 100

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5.2 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 57 Ratings

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 26
  3. Negative: 4 out of 26
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    83
    At its best, the movie makes you feel like a kindred spirit.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Olly Richards
    60
    Structurally it's a bit ragtag, but, as your mum would say, it has its heart in the right place. For all its wilful oddness it's enchanting, imaginative and genuinely moving.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Josh Rosenblatt
    30
    The film's one saving grace is Bateman, the only actor on set who seems unwilling to give himself over to Magorium's philosophy that the key to a fulfilling life can only be found in pathological regression. Maybe he just needs more whimsy in his life.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 8 out of 15
  1. LeoTs3181983
    10
    This is neither one of Dustin Hoffman's nor Natalie Portman's best movies. It's too slow;Dustin Hoffman doesn't play the snappy way he usually does,Natalie Portman is too sweet. I highly recommend you don't see this movie.… Expand
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  2. JaredC.
    5
    Soon to be a futuristic classic, Mr. Magorium's Woner Emporium justifies what a true famile/fantasy should be. But unexpectedly punches you in the mouth half way point with a comeplete letdown. Its a classic in the type of a way that Sleuth's a classic, but still doesn't reach a good enough standard to be a Zach Helm masterpiece.… Expand
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  3. ChadS.
    3
    Even in the movies where anything is possible, laying down a bubblewrap dancefloor as a preventive measure against suicidal tendencies doesn't work, much to Molly's dismay as Mr. Magorium(Dustin Hoffman) pops, pops, pops away; happier, but still harboring a death wish underneath all that crazy hair. Like his character in "Rainman", Mr. Magorium is a one-note performance, but this time Hoffman doesn't delight, he grates on our ears. That lisp, in concert with the toymaker's whimsical outlook on life, doesn't out-crazy Gene Wilder's performance in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", but it comes close. Before his rapture for one, Mr. Magorium wants Molly(Natalie Portman) to run the toy store. His charge used to be a promising pianist, but this film contends that the music of life is a higher calling, which makes "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" a sort of evil "Mr. Holland's Opus". Despite the happy ending, the film never resolves Molly's dream of being a famous composer. She's the hero. She brings the toy store back to life. But Molly is only a conduit for that block of wood Mr. Magorium entrusted to her. Now Molly's post-graduate rut is official: She's never leaving Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.… Expand
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