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Craig stars as Lord Asriel, Lyra (Dakota Blue Richard)'s professorial uncle in this movie adaptation of the first installment of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. Owen Gleiberman calls The Golden Compass ''...a snowbound mystical-whizbang kiddie ride that hovers somewhere between the loopy and the lugubrious.'' (See the complete EW review of The Golden Compass.)
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Daniel Craig's Memorable Roles
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