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The plotting is completely incoherent and balanced atop a trembling tower of absurdities.

We're told you can't do everything with magic, but the film does manage to make much magical.

A functional disaster-cum-rescue film with a glut of special effects.

The ‘bad guy’ really is the bank itself – or maybe the American Dream, a frothy notion that never had much currency here and is now bankrupt in the face of a recession.

There are no winners, only casualties

In the woods, we are firmly placed in the shoes of the children and slowly start to understand the adults through their songs.

The script is clunky and the plot cannot be taken seriously

The inevitable sadness is balanced by so much joy and energy that it's a delight to watch.

When it comes to action, the film doesn't disappoint, and the final scenes of men running around in mud are up there with the best.

The only mystery is why anyone would stay to the end of Poolman.

There's enough of the tiara thing going on for the young wannabe ballerina types out there and, for the slightly older, the handsome prince still brings fairytale hopes for all.

The set-up is formulaic, to say the least.

Treat it as a live action cartoon, with dramatic pretensions, and you will not be disappointed.

The drawing is good as the story scatters.

JJ Abrams rescues Rodenbury's creation from the pop culture scrap heap and produces a very likeable romp.

The film’s flaws come primarily in the weak villain and some irritating editing and plotting choices.

The baddie's been beefed up, the plot's been pared down, but the emotional core which really sold the first film—the magnificent character interaction—remains unscathed.

By the time Frank and Chris are taking on the train - complete with running, dangling and some large chunks of that back story you had rather hoped they'd forgotten about - the tension begins to hum.

Wish feels like one granted, a treat from start to finish.

Sometimes a film is more, much more, than the sum of its parts.

The central characters, so often a weak point in superhero movies, are well developed with solid performances all round. Gadot, meanwhile, goes above and beyond.