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02/14/02
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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02/14/02
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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
Top Critic...a tedious adaptation...
01/01/00
Top Critic...the pacing is slow and there are scenes that seem amateurish...
01/01/00
Top Critic
The whimsical and meaningless first part dissolves into a mean spirited and disturbing concluding section.
07/25/02
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02/14/02
Top CriticAt least they didn't make the nanny's umbrella handle a talking parrot.
01/01/00
...smart, good-natured and fun.
01/01/00
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