Fresh
Opal Dream might be one of those movies that has to catch a viewer in the right mood, or be greeted with scorn.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Opal Dream
Some things have to be believed to be seen
2006 · 1h 26m · PG
Drama, Family
Directed by
Peter Cattaneo
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Opal Dream
Overview
Pobby & Dingan are invisible. They live in an opal town in Australia and are friends with Kellyanne, the 9 year-old daughter of an opal miner. The film tells the story of the bizarre and inexplicable disappearance of Pobby & Dingan, Kellyanne's imaginary friends, and the impact this has on her family and the whole town. The story is told through the eyes of Kellyanne's 11 years old brother Ashmol.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The film squeezes out its feel-good messages like toothpaste from a tube.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Rotten
Although Opal Dream marks a pleasing departure from the conventions of the British comedy -- it's based on a children's book and set in the Australian outback -- it's disappointingly small in scope.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
With its lessons of faith, family loyalty and the power of the imagination, this is one of the rare non-animated films parents can take their children to see.
Teresa Budasi, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Sophisticated cine philes aren't likely to go ga-ga over this one, but Opal Dream is a worthwhile family film, graced with an ambivalent, bittersweet ending and just the right touch of cinematic poetry turning on the gemstone in its title.
Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune
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