Synopsis
After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
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Cast
- Nicole KidmanMarisa Coulter
- Daniel CraigLord Asriel
- Dakota Blue RichardsLyra Belacqua
- Ben WalkerRoger Parslow
- Freddie HighmorePantalaimon (voice)
- Ian McKellenIorek Byrnison (voice)
- Eva GreenSerafina Pekkala
- Jim CarterJohn Faa
- Tom CourtenayFarder Coram
- Ian McShaneRagnar Sturlusson (voice)
Recommandations
- 75
Chicago Tribune
It’s pure introductory adventure, meant to immerse readers in Pullman’s richly complicated fantasy universe. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
A "soft" epic, a film touching on childhood fantasies with sturdy, unwavering characters driven to evil or good. More "Harry Potter," in other words, than "Beowulf." - 67
Austin Chronicle
There are significant stretches of talky tedium, more than a few “huh” moments for neophytes – especially whenever anyone starts nattering on about Dust with a capital D – and the ending plays abruptly, but there’s plenty here to hang a franchise on. - 63
ReelViews
One key missing element: the world in which this story takes place never feels unique. We aren't drawn into it the way we were with Middle Earth or Hogwarts. In fact, with all the airships flying around, there are times when it feels like an extension of Stardust. - 58
The A.V. Club
The Golden Compass does manage the job of bringing Pullman's world to the screen. With luck, any future entries will try harder to get the job done right. - 50
Variety
Impressively rendered but oddly uninviting adventure. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
The Golden Compass is a snowbound mystical-whizbang kiddie ride that hovers somewhere between the loopy and the lugubrious. - 50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The film is dominated by computer-generated effects and they're most of its problem -- they don't give us anything to emotionally attach to or invest in.
