...smart, good-natured and fun.
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Harriet the Spy (1996)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:10
Rotten:16
Average Rating:4.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: The film adaptation of Louise Fitzhugh's bestselling children's novel, about Harriet, an independent, intelligent girl whose aspiration to become a writer ultimately lands her in some very hot... [More]
Reviews for Harriet the Spy
Top CriticA below mediocre adaptation of the popular novel that is nonetheless served well by the two female leads, but all representative of the adults world (parents, teachers, psychologists) are narrow, standard-issue constructions.
10/30/06
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09/21/05
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02/24/03
A better-than-expected kid's-book adaptation.
07/27/02
The whimsical and meaningless first part dissolves into a mean spirited and disturbing concluding section.
07/25/02
Like the novel, Harriet the Spy is a rare children's story that celebrates the budding artistic spirit.
07/17/02
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04/12/02
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02/14/02
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02/14/02
A very draggy affair because Harriet’s exploits are treated like an episodic laundry list.
02/09/02
At least they didn't make the nanny's umbrella handle a talking parrot.
01/01/00
...in busily updating the '60s story for the more worldly '90s, the filmmakers have ended up, ironically, with a product much more naively juvenile than the original.
01/01/00
While the well-loved novel was apparently about the admirable battle a kid must wage in order to become an artist in the face of peer disapproval, the movie seems to be about a mean-spirited tyke who has no scruples.
01/01/00
...doesn't live up to its promise as a movie that could have had a lot of fun exploiting the ingenuity-themed construct.
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01/01/00
Harriet the Spy is an intelligent, insightful look at the tribulations of being a creative, misunderstood misfit at age eleven.
01/01/00
Fresh and charming, it never plays down to kids.
01/01/00
[The] movie really is supposed to be for kids after all, and since none of the material is too dark, it should do a decent job of keeping them entertained.
01/01/00
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