At least they didn't make the nanny's umbrella handle a talking parrot.
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01/01/00
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]
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Reviews for Harriet the Spy
...smart, good-natured and fun.
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
Top CriticFresh and charming, it never plays down to kids.
01/01/00
Top Critic[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
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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09/21/05
No review available.
02/24/03
A better-than-expected kid's-book adaptation.
07/27/02
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04/12/02
...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.
01/01/00
A very draggy affair because Harriet’s exploits are treated like an episodic laundry list.
02/09/02
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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01/01/00
Nick's methodology is way, way, outta synch with the spirit of Louise Fitzhugh's award-winning book.
01/01/00
Harriet the Spy has real character in some of its details, but it never feels like much more than a low-budget TV show.
01/01/00
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