It’s one of the few tween movies that isn’t in your face; its limpness becomes appealing.
Comment
06/29/07
Rate this Movie 
Nancy Drew (2007)
54
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work
Reviews Counted:35
Fresh:19
Rotten:16
Average Rating:5.6/10
Consensus: Emma Roberts is bubbly and charming as Nancy Drew, the junior detective. But despite her best efforts, Nancy Drew still lacks excitement, surprise, and compelling secondary characters.
Theatrical Release:Jun 15, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $25,498,513
Synopsis: Legendary teenage sleuth Nancy Drew enters the 21st century in this feature film from director Andrew Fleming (NIXON, THE CRAFT). In Nancy's (Emma Roberts) latest mystery, she and her father (Tate... [More]
Starring: Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Max Thierot, Rachael Leigh Cook
Director: Andrew Fleming
Get This Movie
Reviews for Nancy Drew
Top CriticI doubt if any female over the age of twelve would get much pleasure from the film.
06/19/07
Top CriticIt’s got a lot of fun energy, and it’s got a certain kind of inspired loopiness that I found entertaining.
06/18/07
Top CriticCrisply put together but just passably amusing, the movie is innocuous, light, and -- obviously -- very, very slight.
06/16/07
Top CriticHas all the suspense and intrigue of a less-than-groovy episode of Scooby-Doo.
06/15/07
Top CriticThis Nancy Drew, not too sappy and not at all snappy, looks fully prepared for the next instalment.
06/15/07
Top CriticIn many ways, it's steadfastly adult, a picture that admits, with every frame, a desire to hang on to everything we value about traditional modes of movie storytelling, instead of just trying to figure out what will win big at the box office.
06/15/07
Top CriticDirector Andrew Fleming loses his footing trying to shoehorn Nancy into contemporary times. It's a bad fit, reminiscent of Woody Allen's short story about a professor who whisks Madame Bovary into modern-day Manhattan.
06/15/07
Top CriticNone of the dialogue is particularly pointed, and the supposed Hollywood mean teens seem rather tame. (One of their big pranks involves stealing Nancy's cupcake.)
06/15/07
Top CriticThe film's and Nancy's nonjudgmental tone gives it a distinctly modern feel.
06/15/07
Top CriticA well-written and in many ways pleasing update of a character who has endured in print for 78 years.
06/15/07
Top CriticFleming's movie doesn't fuss much with originality or storytelling logic but it does play nice from beginning to end, its positive messages bundled up with self-aware humor and empowered feminine pep.
06/15/07
Top CriticAn awkward mixture of send-up and formula kid's comedy that's only marginally better than the Olsen twins direct-to-video detective series.
06/15/07
Top CriticHardly heart-racing stuff.
06/15/07
Top CriticCould show a lot of 12-year-olds how much fun movies once were when they weren't compelled to prove their cool.
06/15/07
Top CriticA refreshingly kind and calm PG film that no one will be ashamed to see.
06/15/07
Top Critic[Roberts is] a natural in front of the camera, so warm and cute you're instantly charmed. Nancy Drew works largely because of Ms. Roberts.
06/15/07
Top CriticOverall, it feels lame. A disappointing revival of a classic character.
06/15/07
Top CriticRoberts is pleasant enough but, like her fellow TV-bred teen stars, there's not a lot of there yet, let alone enough to suggest a corn-fed Sherlock Holmes.
06/15/07
Top CriticThe fish-out-of-water jokes often fall flat.
06/14/07
Top CriticLatest News for Nancy Drew
March 10, 2008:
RT on DVD: Call It, Friend-O -- No Country For Old Men Hits DVD
The critically-acclaimed, Oscar-winning No Country For Old Men comes to DVD this week, accompanied by a litany of fellow Fresh films (Lake of Fire, Summer Palace, Dan in Real... More...
September 20, 2007:
Box Office Guru Preview: Jovovich vs. Alba in Multiplex Mayhem
Jodie Foster will find herself in the middle of a catfight over the number one spot this weekend. The star of current chart-topper The Brave One will face challenges from Milla... More...
July 17, 2007:
Josh Flitter Cast as Lead in Ace Ventura 3
Yes, that's right: Ace Ventura 3. Apparently it's going to be one of those "son of..." experiments. Because we all know how Son of the Mask and Son of the Pink Panther turned out. More...
June 17, 2007:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: "Fantastic Four" Clobbers Box Office Foes
Fox scored its first number one hit in five months with "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" which grossed an estimated $57.4M on its opening weekend, tripling... More...
What’s Hot On RT
Fresh Links
Featured
History of Disney Animation 
MSN Movies offers a little background on the success of Disney Animation.
90 Years of Screen Vampires
TIME takes a look back at the history of vampires on film.
Virtuoso Vistas of Lovely Bones
Techland examines the visual splendor of Peter Jackson's upcoming film.
Recent Headlines as TV Movies
AOL put together a list of 10 recent news items that would be perfect as TV Movies.
The Death of Original Thought
Hollywood.com's C. Robert Cargill explores how remakes and reboots have warped our thinking.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter
Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!
IGN RSS Feeds