The Portable Door (2023)

The Portable Door (2023). The Portable Door: Directed by Jeffrey Walker. With Patrick Gibson, Christoph Waltz, Sam Neill, Miranda Otto. Paul Carpenter is an intern at a mysterious London firm with unconventional employers, including a CEO who wants to disrupt the ancient magical world with modern corporate practices.

“I wanted to like this film, I really did. Sadly it comes across as a sort of u0026#39;Fantastic Beastsu0026#39; but without the charm, fun and warmth.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s difficult to engage with the characters when none of them are likeable, and the acting is just flat. Maybe the actors are a.i generated… that would at least explain the lack of emotion, commitment of passion.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story despite having a good premise wanders around and doesnu0026#39;t really engage. I suspect the book is probably better.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt could be that Iu0026#39;m the wrong demograpic for the audience they were aiming for, perhaps young teens our low double digit kids will like it but for me itu0026#39;s a miss.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eShame, I think there could have been a good film in there.”