Holiday Movie Guide 2007

by Shanna Yehlen

Courtesy of New Line Cinema

The Golden Compass

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Ian McKellen and Dakota Blue Richards
Release date: December 7
Why you should see it: Based on the first book in author Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Trilogy, this movie could be the first of three. It all begins with a girl named Lyra (Richards) who lives in an alternate universe where people's souls take on animal form. One day she overhears her uncle (Craig) discuss a particle to unite the worlds and the group wanting to destroy it. After children begin to disappear, Lyra encounters a lovely woman (Kidman) who is not what she seems. Now the young heroine must save not only her world, but ours as well.
Box-office bottom line: Despite early mixed reviews, almost everyone will be in the market for a fun fantasy film.

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