La porte magique

Original title: The Portable Door

2023
13+
1h 56m

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6.1/10

11K

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Sam Neill, Christoph Waltz, Sophie Wilde, Patrick Gibson, and Jessica De Gouw in La porte magique (2023)

Paul Carpenter is an intern at a mysterious London firm with unconventional employers, including a CEO who wants to disrupt the ancient magical world with modern corporate practices.

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Two lowly interns at J.W. Wells and Co., a mysterious firm based in London, uncover a plot by their CEO to disrupt the ancient magical world with modern corporate practices.Two lowly interns at J.W. Wells and Co., a mysterious firm based in London, uncover a plot by their CEO to disrupt the ancient magical world with modern corporate practices.Two lowly interns at J.W. Wells and Co., a mysterious firm based in London, uncover a plot by their CEO to disrupt the ancient magical world with modern corporate practices.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

11K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Trivia
The Portable Door, the first book in Tom Holt's J.W. Wells & Co. series. Publication Order of J. W. Wells & Co. Books all eight books: The Portable Door (2003), In Your Dreams (2004), Earth, Air, Fire and Custard (2005), You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But it Helps (2006), The Better Mousetrap (2008), May Contain Traces of Magic (2009), Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Sausages (2011), The Eight Reindeer of the Apocalypse (2023).

Goofs
The Union flag (the British flag) to the right on the J W Wells building is being flown upside down.

Quotes
Dennis Tanner: Did I give you permission to be down here? Let me think! No. I did not!

Crazy credits
The opening credits contain a fake user agreement which scrolls past really quickly. On further study the "contract" contains unusual contractual terms and funny tidbits that foreshadow the movie plot: The movie has an overarching theme about agreeing blindly to terms of service, after all.

Soundtracks
Just for You
Written by Paul Shirley
Performed by The Paul Shirley Show Band
Courtesy of Midnight Choir Pty Ltd

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Featured review

7/10

A bit weird, good weird.

I read a lot of reviewers comparing this movie with Harry Potter but I don't agree. The story is totally different, much weirder which was a good thing I thought. The only thing they have in common is that it is all fantasy and in this genre The Portable Door is an entertaining movie. It takes a while to understand what's going on but it's never annoying. Christopher Waltz always delivers, never disappoints. Sam Neil was also good in playing his strange character. The whole cast did a decent job making this movie interesting to follow. I can see some sequels in the future if it catches on. I'm up for it.