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A wispy romance as ripe as a Regency virgin and twice as fanciful.

As comfy and cosily British as a nice cup of tea and a biscuit.

Stunning sets and lavish costumes plunge us into a world where Perseus' plight seems entirely logical.

The quality of this production is seamless, and if there is a criticism you could say it lacks originality, remaining faithful to the novel, which, for purists, is a form of flattery.

Sugar levels are high, but so is vitriol.

Padded in places and threadbare in others, like an old mattress.

This haunting ghost story is an old-fashioned family film that will delight both kids and adults. S

While the concept is a quirky, eccentric delight, the film itself rarely feels like anything other than a run-of-the-mill animation of (ahem) garden variety standard.

Altman's great triumph is in galvanising the energies of exceptional actors into a living, breathing entity.

The Order Of The Phoenix is the best in the series.

Is it familiarity that makes the heart grow fonder? Or magic?

If ever there was a critic-proof film, this is most certainly it - but, pleasingly, it's so good that it doesn't have to be.

For the first time in what has become known as The H P Experience, you feel genuine emotion.

No surprises. Nothing to write home about. And yet thoroughly entertaining.

It's such a pleasure to see a real children's film by a real filmmaker.

None of this is funny. It's embarrassing, or sad.

By locating its own dedicated critic within the action of the film, it is possible to point out the triteness and question whether life can be so simply encapsulated within the tidy confines of literature.

If you can tolerate the soft focus and picture postcard shots in return for a pleasant, feelgood movie, by all means go see it.

This is a mood piece.

Feelgood and inoffensive.

Bennett's script gently mocks his characters, while also maintaining a level of understanding.

Dustin Hoffman's condescending direction turns old people into horrible giggling puppets.

The cast could not be better.

Retaining the waspish asides of the first movie but able to bring much more fragility to the fore, Smith effortlessly exposes a contradictory combination of fear and bravery that many older people will find familiar.

You may suffer mild face ache. This is caused by persistent smiling

The location is breathtaking, the period absorbing, the story heartwarming and the acting so fine you want to leap from your seat and shout something inappropriate, such as 'Encore!'

Holland's evocation of the period is lovingly detailed, with exquisite camera work by Jerzy Zielinski.