“Let’s go.”

From Artemis Fowl.

Artemis Fowl (Ferdia Shaw) is a brilliant, rich, budding criminal mastermind… and he’s not even a teenager yet.  Living in Ireland, with his father (Colin Farrell) that has always told his amazing stories of fairies, dwarfs, and other magical creatures, Artemis has used his intelligence to pull off a number of successful plans, but none have been as bold as his latest venture.  In order to rescue his missing father from the mysterious figure that kidnapped him, Artemis must find a way to manipulate the secret, magical world to find the missing fairy source of magic: the Aculos.  With the help of his faithful bodyguard Domovoi (Nonso Anozie) and Dom’s niece, Juliet (Tamara Smart), Artemis is able to capture a fairy named Holly Short (Lara McDonnell) that he can use for ransom.  Always desperate to prove herself, Holly’s job as part of the LEPrecon Police has endeared her to her commander, Root (Judi Dench), so when she is captured by Artemis, Commander Root spares no expense in trying to retrieve the young fairy.  While struggling against a dissenter (Joshua McGuire), Root brings in tech genius Foaly (Nikesh Patel) and dwarf criminal, Mulch Diggums (Josh Gad) to race to Holly’s aid, playing right into Artemis’ plan.  Artemis thinks he has planned for every fairy trick and is prepared to do whatever is necessary to save his father, but he will have to chose if he is willing to trust Holly as things spiral out of his control.  Artemis never believed his father’s stories before, but as he dives deeper into the world of magical creatures, the young criminal mastermind won’t go down without a fight.

This Disney adaptation of the very popular Eion Colfer book series of the same name is visually-stunning fantasy story peppered with some genuine humor.  Fans of the series will find the movie filled with strange (though talented) casting choices, a completely new story, and a muddled pace.  Even though there are some amazing visual effects and hilarious moments, Artemis Fowl seems to leave viewers with a disjointed story that can’t ever seem to truly find it’s stride, which is so disappointing for a film that had so much potential.

| Rated: PG | Running Time: 115 minutes |Genre: adventure/fantasy |

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 0 of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 0 of 10|Gore: 1 of 10

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