Harrison Ford wouldn't be able to save this film. This was a cheap version of Indiana Jones but with no Indiana Jones. I think the film was going for clever and amusing but didn't quite get there. Robbie & Alexa are likable in anything they're in. They are pretty and pleasant and keep the film somewhat watchable. They also have good chemistry. This film could've been good if it had better writing & less cheese. The story wasn't too good either. I really couldn't get passed the ridiculousness to enjoy the movie. At least Robbie is cute and Alexa has good hair. This was a huge waste of Victor Garber's talents. I'm surprised he's in it as well as Robbie and Alexa. The mom acted too much like Jane Wayne. The villains could have been a little more intimidating versus Three Stooges like. There was definitely no reason for the good guys to be scared. All in all I did get through it so I gave them a solid 3 which is better than a walk away one.

This film takes what used to be an interesting idea and makes it sooo boring.First, the three main ideas have been more than done beforefairy tales are real - Once Upon a Time anyone?relic hunters that discover items with magical properties... Come on! Indiana Jones, Lara Croft, the TV series Relic Hunter etc... teenagers with issues finding themselves on their quest to save the worldThe whole plot line is silly: Some group of bad guys might be after this powerful item broken into 5 pieces (4 shards and the mirror) so the good guys go and find it for them?! Then, hot-chick-who-can-kick-ass-but-can't-use-products-until- Pantene-saves-her-from-split-ends appears just at the perfect moment. The hunters left clues and maps to find the shards in the first place! The boys discover the 'big' family secret and then go and spill the beans to their family friend. Know the meaning of SECRET?The impressive hunter, the Mum, can't think of how to make a sound when her children are in the other room? And she manages to untie herself only hours later in what seems a very strange move.I stopped watching at the incredibly boring and silly 'cat' fight in the hanger ...

I picked up this movie not knowing anything more about it than the short description on the back of the jacket. That being said I thought it sounded interesting, I pick up a lot of movies like this I'm not always as lucky as I was with this one.The movie was rich with subplots and the main plot itself was quite good. The idea that the items from fairy tales are real and that there is a secret society that collects and protects them without using them is intriguing. The acting was adequate and actually surprising better than anticipated. The locations were nice and went well with the script, not overly staged. I throughly enjoyed this movie!That being said, I truly felt that the idea behind this script deserved MORE. More everything, it left me feeling like I really wanted the next movie but yet felt more like the budget of a TV show. I think this could be an enjoyable main stream series of movies if there were just more meat to it. I mean, why do they carry crossbows instead of guns? I don't want to give too much out I'm just trying to make a point. This is a good movie but the story line has a lot of potential if they could just give it a little more soul.

"Terry and the Pirates" meets "The Da Vinci Code"! Just plain fun! Let's have more…Victor Garber transform himself from a master of rectitude as the Canadian Ambassador in "Argo" to a master of evil as a delicious villain in "The Hunters." Plenty of action and exotic settings for characters who are a cross between comic-book Superheros and the boy and girl next door who find themselves in a fantasy world which becomes all-too-real. Twists, turns, and surprises galore! The stereotypical characters are appropriately stereotypical, while the main protagonists are appropriately human. I had a smile on my face for the whole movie, but for different reasons each time the plot turned. Overall, just plain fun.