Absolutely stunning as a film. I am actually glad the film takes the time to present to children and adults concepts rather than dubious amounts of CGI and animations. Where do I start? Well, the main child character Eric prefers not to make friends with other kids because they are judgemental of him because of his hobbies and what they perceive as "weirdness". He prefers to make friendships with adults, which his mother is afraid of when he brings home the accountant that Mr Magorium, an old man he and Molly are best friends with, hires to take care of his will. The film handles the concept of death beautifully. Mr Magorium is technically immortal and decides one day that his time is over. (More points for the film's choice to cast the one and only Dustin Hoffman.) Molly Mahoney, a store clerk and manager of the Emporium (a toy store), doesn't find out until Mutant (the accountant who doesn't understand the idiosyncrasy of the characters until the end) breaks the news to her after the Emporium (which has a spirit in it) gets very upset at the news that Mr Magorium is leaving the world. Molly is very upset too, she has known him since she was a little girl. She does not want to inherit the Emporium (which the Emporium turns pitch black after Magorium passes away in a breathtaking scene where he ascends into the stars with a peaceful smile on his face.) because she does not believe she is magic. But she is, and Mutant (his name is Henry, I just remembered. It's been a while since I seen this movie) who is very secular, reminds her that she is using the movie's geographic Macguffin known as the Congreve Cube, she makes it move using only her mind and talking to it. She revives the store. STUNNING film.