Entertainment Weekly reviews Iain Softley 's adaptation of `` Inkheart '' `` Inkheart '' is best-selling 2003 young-adult novel by Brendan Fraser . Literature lover has dangerous talent for bringing characters from books to life . Film stars Eliza Hope Bennett , Brendan Fraser , Helen Mirren and Paul Bettany .
Entertainment Weekly reviews Iain Softley 's adaptation of `` Inkheart '' `` Inkheart '' is best-selling 2003 young-adult novel by Cornelia Funke . Literature lover has dangerous talent for bringing characters from books to life . Film stars Brendan Fraser , Paul Bettany , Helen Mirren and Eliza Hope Bennett .