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Don't just dismiss this movie. You should see it. Sure, it's family friendly and centers around two kids, but it's a good movie. In the same vein, or at least with the same sense of adventure, as movies like E.T. & Flight of the Navigator, The...
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Don't just dismiss this movie. You should see it. Sure, it's family friendly and centers around two kids, but it's a good movie. In the same vein, or at least with the same sense of adventure, as movies like E.T. & Flight of the Navigator, The Last Mimzy manages to capture one of the cores of Science Fiction: mankind's humanity, in this case the innocence of a little girl, being their last hope for survival. Sure, there are kid actors, which I always hate, but it was actually worth it. Very cool.

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Posted nov 13, 2008 1:15 pm pt

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Another movie that I was kind of forced to watch. Basically, if you like strange Buddhists, telepathic toy rabbits with Intel signs in them, and a duo of kids with weird powers aquired by....um..a box of toys, then this is the movie for you. But...
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Another movie that I was kind of forced to watch. Basically, if you like strange Buddhists, telepathic toy rabbits with Intel signs in them, and a duo of kids with weird powers aquired by....um..a box of toys, then this is the movie for you. But for me it's dull, odd, uncharming, and empty.

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Posted jul 14, 2008 11:41 am pt

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Excellent Film, I was completely entertained. The movie is based on true matematical concepts adn metaphysical teachings with a touch of Science Fiction. It's geared towards those who can appreciate the mixing of math and metaphysics. If that...
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Excellent Film, I was completely entertained. The movie is based on true matematical concepts adn metaphysical teachings with a touch of Science Fiction. It's geared towards those who can appreciate the mixing of math and metaphysics. If that stuff goes over your head you'll enjoy the film anyway simply because it's a great film.

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Posted oct 22, 2007 2:35 am pt

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Loved it. I like it better than kids movies.

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Posted jul 24, 2007 5:13 am pt

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This film didn't exactly broadside my like some I've seen lately. The movie is based on a short story by Lewis Padgett, and I think they did a fantastic job bringing it to life. The tale is somewhat complex, being a thread woven about the history...
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This film didn't exactly broadside my like some I've seen lately. The movie is based on a short story by Lewis Padgett, and I think they did a fantastic job bringing it to life. The tale is somewhat complex, being a thread woven about the history of the future. A teacher stands before her class, in what appears to be a utopian future, and begins to tell them the history of how their world became as it was. The story follows a scientist desperate to try one last time to save humanity, he sends back what she refers to as the last Mimzy. A box is sent back in time, where it's found by Noah and Emma Wlder, who mistake the items in the box, at first, to be merely toys of some kind. Quickly, however, we discover that these are not merely playthings. The story progresses with the children learning quickly and displaying new and strange abilities, almost like magic. But all of this new found talent is actually leading them on an adventure to save the future of mankind. The movie is done beautifully. It's filled with skillful cinematography and beautiful special effects. The story is well crafted, though it feels a little clunky at times, and there are moments where you feel that the screenwriter is trying to cram a few points down your throat. The most obvious comes at the beginning where you see screens of all sorts, whether they be on cell phones, televisions, portable video game systems, or what have you. Throughout, as well, there are mentions of pollutants, both cultural and otherwise. Another thing I have problems with comes from the sheer amount of bizarre Tibetan references, and a call back to Alice Lidell, Lewis Carroll's muse for Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland and it's sequel, which feels a bit pointless. These few things aside, though, the story works well and I, for one, enjoyed it.

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Posted apr 4, 2007 12:02 pm pt

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I really loved this movie! It was magnificent! It had to have some of the best special effects I've ever seen in my life. Seriously. I'll be honest, a few (very little) things were a tad cheesy, but that didn't bring down the greatness of the...
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I really loved this movie! It was magnificent! It had to have some of the best special effects I've ever seen in my life. Seriously. I'll be honest, a few (very little) things were a tad cheesy, but that didn't bring down the greatness of the movie. Some people might say that some of the acting, like Emma's, was bad. I don't see how you can say that. I think she did really good for being a five-year-old in her first movie. Plus, she can't even read yet! So I don't see how any one could consider her acting cheesy.

If you want to see a movie that's different, will make you wonder, and won't make you feel like you wasted your money, then "The Last Mimzy" is the movie for you to go see.

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Posted apr 2, 2007 9:06 am pt

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Not what I expected, it could have certainly been better, but the plot of the movie was not certainly one of the greatest, though I think that it is very cool. However, some things were not as good, and some other things were kind of boring along...
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Not what I expected, it could have certainly been better, but the plot of the movie was not certainly one of the greatest, though I think that it is very cool. However, some things were not as good, and some other things were kind of boring along with it.

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Posted apr 1, 2007 12:59 pm pt

• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  75
  The newcomer kids are delightfully...kidlike. Cosmic bonus: "The Office's" Rainn Wilson plays a New Agey science teacher.

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
  75
  Call it "E.T." for a new generation.

  by Paula Nechak | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  75
  An intelligent, imaginative children's adventure refreshingly free of rapping cartoon animals, fart jokes and mind-numbing special effects.

  by Ken Fox | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
  75
  An unexpectedly disarming, extremely well-cast little variation on "E.T."

  by Lou Lumenick | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  75
  Though it becomes flimsy toward the end, it's a ripping yarn.

  by G. Allen Johnson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Boston Globe
  
  75
  For smart kids between the ages of 8 and 12, the movie hits the sweet spot with a satisfying cosmic bang. It's a cross between "A Wrinkle in Time" and a middle-school version of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."

  by Ty Burr | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
  75
  If Mimzy serves as a gateway drug that gets "Shrek" fans into classic science fiction, then it'll have performed an invaluable cultural service.

  by Nathan Rabin | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  75
  An involving fantasy for beamish boys and girls - and their parents.

  by Carrie Rickey | Read Full Review »
• [+] Miami Herald
  
  75
  On paper, it may sound like high-level calculus, but on screen, The Last Mimzy is perfectly charming. Like "Cocoon" for the elementary-school set, the box transforms Noah and Emma's lives.

  by Peter Debruge | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  70
  For a family picture this is still superior.

  by J.R. Jones | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
  70
  A capable, if modest, charmer.

  by Ella Taylor | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
  70
  A reasonably engaging movie filled with fun visual effects and an appealing tone reminiscent of a certain Spielberg movie about an out-of-his-element extraterrestrial.

  by Michael Rechtshaffen | Read Full Review »
• [+] Village Voice
  
  70
  Mimzy, whose charmingly retro FX date to around 1985, won't post Peter Jackson figures at the box office, but you can't say that Shaye doesn't have the magic touch.

  by Rob Nelson | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
  63
  For adults, while The Last Mimzy is not unpleasant, it lacks the polish and substance to be anything more than an opportunity to attend a movie with one's family. The film does a lot of things but it never fully satisfies.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
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  So that great start turns all clunky and dull and, you know, mediocre. Still, you'll love Emma. Emma is about as cute as a kid can get.

  by Rick Groen | Read Full Review »