Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)

I thought this movie looked cute in the previews but all of the critics hated it so I skipped it in favor of other films. But it's cute. As long as you can watch it for what it is, a cute magical fairy tale type story about a toy store, I think it's worth a watch. It's a coming-of-age story in a way. Natalie Portman's character is to inherit the toy store from Mr. Magorium but is uncertain of everything in her life. She's lost and has lost her belief that's she's worth something. So, inheriting the toy store is a test and affirmation for her because she is what must make the store magic. The story also include Jason Bateman as the accountant who must be taught to believe in magic at all and a little boy who needs to make friends in addition to Mr. Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) who is over 200 years old and is about to "depart." The store also figures in as a character as it responds to being bequeathed to Portman. It has it's inane moments but overall it's just a fun story turned into a colorful little movie.