A low-key sci-fi that has an offbeat charm all its own.
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04/03/07
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:Mar 23, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $21,426,088
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
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Reviews for The Last Mimzy
Unlike E.T., Mimzy isn't wrinkly or strange or even very mobile, nothing that might frighten the All-American youngsters who discover her on a beach near Seattle.
04/01/07
The flimsy story benefits from strong performance by the adults and an adorable one by Wryn. A cute kid can cover for a multitude of structural flaws.
03/31/07
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03/31/07
This is a solidly impressive kids' sci-fi.
03/31/07
It’s refreshing to be reminded that an intelligent, exciting family movie isn’t always an oxymoron.
03/31/07
Shaye’s direction of The Last Mimzy is bland and undistinguished and assures his continued reign as a film executive.
03/31/07
An intelligent, thoughtful sci-fi mystery that both adults and children can enjoy.
03/31/07
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
Sweet, smart, and tender: you can’t say that about too many science-fiction movies.
03/31/07
The Last Mimzy's flight of fantasy sputters as the story's potential fails to reach any magical points.
03/28/07
A rare film told from a child's point of view that treats children with respect.
03/28/07
Special effects are sweet & stirring without taking over the film. A warm fuzzy mysteriousness. However, script could use some maturing & the film is rough around the edges.
03/27/07
This is an ill-conceived disaster from top to bottom.
03/27/07
The Last Mimzy falls short of its expectations to grasp the aura of an escapist kiddie flick that distinctively startles and probes.
03/27/07
Cliches notwithstanding, this trippy fantasy always keeps you watching, even if it is with open-mouthed bemusement.
03/27/07
Roger Waters' song is ultimately the work of a sell-out desperately trying to sound like a profound hippie prophet. As it happens, so is The Last Mimzy.
03/26/07
The special effects are kinda cheesy, and it’s a low-rent E.T.
03/26/07
Top CriticThe Last Mimzy is that phenomenon as welcome as the first robin of spring, a kids' movie that is more than bearable for adults.
03/26/07
The script runs through the clichéd paces..., but with enough good humor and warmth to make this trip worth the ride.
03/26/07
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