This is a solidly impressive kids' sci-fi.
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03/31/07
The Last Mimzy (2007)
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Reviews Counted:120
Fresh:64
Rotten:56
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: The Last Mimzy makes efforts to be a fun children's movie, but unsuccessfully juggles too many genres and subplots -- eventually settling as an unfocused, slightly dull affair.
Theatrical Release:30-03-2007
Synopsis: Two kids find a bizarre box on the beach and are soon exhibiting signs of off-the-chart genius in this gently mind-blowing fantasy film. Little Emma (Rhiannon Leigh Wryn) finds a cute bunny doll in... [More]
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Chris O'Neil, Rainn Wilson, Patrick Gilmore
Director: Bob Shaye
Reviews for The Last Mimzy
Top Critic
An intelligent, thoughtful sci-fi mystery that both adults and children can enjoy.
03/31/07
A low-key sci-fi that has an offbeat charm all its own.
04/03/07
Top CriticCliches notwithstanding, this trippy fantasy always keeps you watching, even if it is with open-mouthed bemusement.
03/27/07
Top CriticIt's a confused and confusing affair, though not without its felicitous moments.
04/07/07
Occasionally arresting ideas and a non-condescending attitude to its pre-teen protagonists give this more character than many effects-driven family fantasies, even if it’s ultimately too wonky in construction to sweep us along convincingly.
03/31/07
Top CriticBeautifully crafted, ardently unsentimental story. Don't be afraid of the child stars -- they're amazingly un-Fanning.
03/23/07
An involving fantasy for beamish boys and girls -- and their parents. At moments, Mimzy captures the moonbeam awe of E.T.
03/23/07
...that rare family film that really can be enjoyed by the whole family...
03/23/07
A family film combining metaphysical issues, mind-bending special effects and children realizing how dissolute our society is becoming? Sounds like a movie for precocious stoners.
03/23/07
A tad unorthodox in today's times of fast and furious entertainment for kids, but those who take a chance on it will be pleasantly satiated.
03/22/07
As the film builds to its nail-biting conclusion, the children will have connected with the War on Terror and foreign philosophical belief systems in the interest of mankind's salvation.
03/19/07
On its own lightweight terms, The Last Mimzy is a small gem. And it has the best family breakfast joke this side of Little Miss Sunshine.
03/22/07
A capable, if modest, charmer. And for a sci-fi kiddie pic, it's unusually sparing with the special effects, which in this case rarely get in the way of the human factor.
03/22/07
There are weak spots in the story, but it's such a fun story, and there's so much warmth in the characters' relationships with one another, that it hardly matters.
03/24/07
Better than expected orthodox, New Age® prosthetizing.
03/26/07
With The Last Mimzy coming on the heels of Bridge to Terabithia, I am tempted to declare that we are witnessing nothing less than a family film renaissance.
03/22/07
I like to refer to it as "Donnie Darko" sans the violence if aimed towards kids...
03/02/08
It never loses that critical touch of all great children's stories--the feeling kids have of being in the center of what's important in the world.
03/26/07
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