The film has good sets and the effects are professional. The story itself reminds too much of Harry Potter at the beginning. Nothing is worse than a cheap imitation. It would have been successful if this beginning had been packed with a bit of satire. The story is partly set up as if children were not to be considered mentally capable, so they would not be able to follow a more complex tale. Gladly the "adults" forget that children have twice as many synapses. Which are halved in the course of time, because one wants to trust them intentionally nothing. Children are deliberately dumbed down so that they fit in with the adults.
The actors' performance is good as long as they are on a fixed set. Standing in a green screen set, one sometimes has the impression that they are disoriented, because real reference points are missing. The film is not a flop because it gets interesting and exciting in the second half. I attended a screening of the film that selected children were watching. You could clearly see the tension in the second half. In any case, this is a movie to watch on a Sunday afternoon with the whole family. The important thing is to watch the first part first if someone in the family doesn't know it yet.
The actors' performance is good as long as they are on a fixed set. Standing in a green screen set, one sometimes has the impression that they are disoriented, because real reference points are missing. The film is not a flop because it gets interesting and exciting in the second half. I attended a screening of the film that selected children were watching. You could clearly see the tension in the second half. In any case, this is a movie to watch on a Sunday afternoon with the whole family. The important thing is to watch the first part first if someone in the family doesn't know it yet.
