Good Evening!
Back from seeing "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium". What a strange and strangely beautiful - and surprisingly touching movie. I'm not really sure how it would be categorized - drama, comedy, adventure, etc. I guess "fantasy" would be the closest thing to it.
Dustin Hoffman's Mr. Magorium seems sort of like his "Rain Man" all grown up, but with lots of Wisdom. Natalie Portman is cute as always, and Jason Bateman, is well, Jason Bateman - which is OK with me! And Zach Helm, who plays "Eric Applebaum, the Hat Collector" is quite endearing.
It's not a perfect movie, but it is what it is.
And the opening credits are cool too, as well as the closing credits which list the various departments according to what they do. For example, the Producers are under the category of "People Who Make Sure We Get Paid." Cute!
BK - The score is by Alexandre Desplat with an assist by Aaron Zigman. I may have to buy the soundtrack.