The Golden Compass Starring Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, & Freddie Highmore
What you see is what you get. This cliche can be used perfectly for this year's beginning epic trilogy "His Dark Matters: The Golden Compass," for the film's trailer looks as though it will be a lesser "Chronicles of Narnia," but with a PG-13 rating, it will try to be "Lord of the Rings." It is neither.
The film, about a girl who is given a truth-telling golden compass, lacks depth and falls into the pitfalls of so many fantasy stories; its heart lost in its fantastical world. "The Golden Compass" falls short on character, trying to add so much detail without giving background knowledge. The story itself is fun, but there's no feeling at all.
However, there are some great scenes. Dakota Blue Richards, the Aussie lead, is disastrously good (strange, I know), where Nicole Kidman is elegant, regal, and evil as Mrs. Coulter. Her character is by far a favorite and Kidman pulls her out of every character
downfall that all the others are trapped in. There's been talk about Oscar for Kidman, but I highly doubt this - she was just fun to watch. Also, the daemons are a great twist of fantasy, and are spectacular to watch when their human is killed. They just poof into a pile of dust!
downfall that all the others are trapped in. There's been talk about Oscar for Kidman, but I highly doubt this - she was just fun to watch. Also, the daemons are a great twist of fantasy, and are spectacular to watch when their human is killed. They just poof into a pile of dust!Being that there are two more installments of the trilogy, we may see this series developing more, but for an introductory film, "The Golden Compass" did not point in the right direction.
Grade: C+
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