With the help of his loyal protector Butler, 12-year-old genius Artemis Fowl, descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds, seeks to find his mysteriously disappeared father, and in doing so, uncovers an ancient, underground civilization the amazingly advanced world of fairies. Deducing that his fathers disappearance is somehow connected to the secretive, reclusive fairy world, cunning Artemis concocts a dangerous planso dangerous that he ultimately finds himself in a perilous war of wits with the all-powerful fairies

“Offers a few standout moments set adrift in a sea of underdeveloped characters, incomplete backstory elements, and abbreviated world building.” –James Berardinelli –Reelviews

“Judi Dench gruffs it out amid rogue fairies” -Peter Bradshaw –Guardian