The 2000s was a great decade for the fantasy genre. Not only did you have landmark franchises like The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter make their mark, but audiences also got to appreciate gems like Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth and Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. It is hard to think of another era that had so many remarkable series and films in the genre that still garners acclaim today. At the same time, with the genre thriving, you had many trying to capitalize and falling short, such as The Gold Compass and Treasure Planet being significant box office flops.

One movie that fell short of expectations was 2008's Inkheart, not making back its budget at the theater, and seeing the scores of critics. However, with the movie now on Max, fantasy fans have been giving the movie a second chance. We will examine the Brendan Fraser-led fantasy,...