Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

This slightly depressing but hopeful movie was what was on my movie watching radar last night.  This movie stars Natalie Portman, Dustin Hoffman, and the scene stealer Jason Bateman, who play's "the mutant".

The movie starts out slow, then gets dark, then brightens up in the end.  The pace of the story is slow.  I could read a blog while watching the movie.  Natalie Portman plays a woman not sure of her gifts, something a lot of people can identify with, including me.   Dustin Hoffman plays a long lived man, Mr. Magorium who has worn out his last pair of shoes.  He is about to leave the world so he hires "the mutant" to get his estate together.

I don't want to give too much of this movie away.  I liked it.  It is a good movie for adults.  But I would not watch this with the children, unless you are ready to discuss death.  

Jason Bateman held this movie together.  He played the straight man.  I don't think he knew that he stole scenes, as the lovable character the accountant.