Movie Review: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium.

Movie title: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. Rated G. Mr. Magorium is an eccentric old man who is over 200 years old, yet he looks only sixty. He is the owner of an unusual toy store where toys come to life. The manager of the toy store is Molly Mahoney, who was a child protégé. She could play the piano extremely well. But now she is insecure about this ability. Mr. Magorium tells Molly he is leaving his store and she, now, must take it over. Mr. Magorium brings an accountant in to make sure the accounts are in order. When the toy store learns Mr. Magorium is leaving, it has a tantrum. The walls turn gray in sadness, and the toys won't work properly. With the aid of a little boy, and the accountant, Molly gets the toy store to stop misbehaving. Along the way she starts believing in herself.

I liked the plot of the movie. In fact I liked the movie. However, Dustin Hoffman as Mr. Magorium didn't sit well with me. I saw him in Rain Man and the way he talked as Mr. Magorium reminded me of his character in Rain Man, who was autistic. (Two other people I talked to thought this too.) He did a great job in Rain Man, but his Mr. Magorium character was only eccentric and his behavior should have been played that way with an ordinary voice. It would have played out better.