THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
(3 stars)
Freddie Highmore in "The Spiderwick Chronicles"

Cast: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte with Joan Plowright and David Strathairn and the voices of Seth Rogen and Martin Short.
Director: Mark Waters
Studio Synopsis: Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace familyÑJared and his twin brother, Simon (both played by Freddie Highmore), and their older sister, Mallory (Sarah Bolger) and their recently separated mother, Helen (Mary-Louise Parker)Ñleave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great-great-uncle, Arthur Spiderwick. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening on a daily basis, the siblings investigate whatÕs really going on and uncover the extraordinary truth of the Spiderwick estate and the creatures that inhabit it.
Rating: PG
Running Time: 96 minutes
Official Web site: http://www.spiderwickchronicles.com/
Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/thespider
wickchronicles/


Reviews:
Edge Miami (A)
Hollywood.com (3 out of 4 stars)
Local 10 (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)
Metromix South Florida (3 1/2 out of 5 stars)
The Miami Herald (3 out of 4 stars)
New Times Broward-Palm Beach
The Palm Beach Post (B)
The Sun-Sentinel (3 out of 4 stars)

 

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