by Danielle Hurley
The Secret of Moonacre is a wonderful, enchanting movie. The main character, Maria (played by Dakota Blue Richards), opens a magical book and discovers that she herself is the next moon princess, and she must find the special pearls before the next moon. She has help from a large black dog named Wrolf, and a rugged boy named Robin, who accompanies her on the journey. Maria’s father, a quiet man with a few very important secrets, warms up to her slowly throughout the movie.
She must bring the pearls back to the sea before the next moon, or else her family’s ancient curse will come true at full power. But some do not want the curse to die, so they attempt to kidnap her, trying to keep her away from the pearls. Greed fills the heart of her ancestor and her rival’s ancestor, and so starts the curse as told in the storybook. It plays out as time goes on.
I thought this was a very good movie and enjoyed it greatly. It had excellent actors and the screen quality was very nice. But there were a couple lines in the script I thought could have been different as well as a few cheesy spots. I think this movie is a little more for girls, but probably would be enjoyed by other crowds too. Parents, it has a little bit of violence; a dog gets shot but doesn’t die, and there is a little talk about killing the girl. Also in another scene it looks at first like she does die, but she doesn’t really. There is also some romance in it (just a few small kisses) so if your child is young or sensitive you may not want them to watch this. But overall I loved this movie and I hope you do too.
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