Publishers Weekly : " Softley 's version of ` ` ' '' ` ` Inkheart '' is best - selling 2003 young - adult novel by Cornelia Funke . EW Grade : A lover has dangerous talent for bringing characters from books to life . Film stars Brendan Fraser , Paul Newman , Helen Mirren and Eliza Hope Bennett .
Publishers Weekly : " Softley 's version of ` ` ' '' ` ` Inkheart '' is best - selling 2003 young - adult novel by Cornelia Funke . A lover has dangerous talent for bringing characters from books to life . Film stars Brendan Fraser , Paul Newman , Helen Mirren and Eliza Hope Bennett .