Synopsis
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
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Cast
- Freddie HighmoreJared Grace / Simon Grace
- Sarah BolgerMallory Grace
- David StrathairnArthur Spiderwick
- Mary-Louise ParkerHelen Grace
- Nick NolteMulgarath
- Joan PlowrightAunt Lucinda Spiderwick
- Andrew McCarthyRichard Grace
- Seth RogenHogsqueal (voice)
- Martin ShortThimbletack (voice)
- Jordy BenattarYoung Lucinda Spiderwick
Recommendations
- 75
ReelViews
Not great fantasy, but it's on more solid ground than "The Golden Compass" and will seem less baffling to some. There's enough here to keep adults engaged, which is an important component of any motion picture that wants to be known as "family entertainment." - 75
Chicago Tribune
A fast-moving adventure with more than dynamic glitz to recommend it. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
A mostly superb cast, superior special effects, a sparkling musical score and a fantasy-filled plot . - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
An enjoyable adventure fantasy that pushes all the requisite buttons while still managing to throw in a pleasant surprise or two. - 70
Variety
A work of both modest enchantment and enchanting modesty, grounded in a classically Spielbergian realm where childlike wonderment crosses paths with the tough realities of young adulthood. - 70
Village Voice
The movie's richly autumnal look is by swift turns cozily naturalistic and terrifyingly baroque, and director Mark Waters (Freaky Friday, Mean Girls) sustains the balance between real and surreal with mischievous brio. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Spiderwick is set in the present, but goes for an overall design look of dainty, cozy, William Morris-y arts-andcraftiness. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Maybe it's fantasy fatigue, but for all the pretty effects and breathless chases and goblin war battles, the sense of wonder and magic is lost in the shuffle.
