Nintendo and Level 5's popular puzzle adventure game series makes the leap to the big screen in this animated adventure from director Masakazu Hashimoto. When Professor Layton's former student Janice Quatlane invites him to her upcoming performance at the famed Crown Petone Opera House, the renowned English gentleman and detective invites his loyal assistant Luke along for the trip. But a pleasure gives way to business when London is plagued by a series of mysterious kidnappings. Convinced that there's a tie between the recent disappearance of two young schoolgirls and some bizarre events unfolding at the opera house, the professor and his assistant prepare to solve a case that would leave even the famous Sherlock Holmes scratching his head. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi