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Review

At the turn of the century, well before New Age hung from shoppes in every city's version of Greenwich Village, spiritualism was all the rage. In post-WWI England, theosophy stepped out of dark parlour trickery and into the light of the headlines via a series of photographs -- of fairies. Fairy Tale is the true story of two young girls who supposedly took these photographs. Keitel is Houdini, the no-bullshit ghostbusting illusionist with a wise, never-give-an-inch sense of sympathy towards the possibilities and truth behind the girls' story. O'Toole materializes as an old Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, whose jaw-agaped amazement brings the magic and hope of the story into the public's tea hour. This wonderful family film, awash in playful special effects, will surely entertain both child and adult, alike; but there may be some answering of some "big questions" to the wee-ones. A magical carpet ride which will make anyone believe.