Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Nancy Drew
Super sleuth Nancy Drew (Emma Roberts) must have discovered a time machine to teleport herself from her 1930-50s world to today’s Hollywood. Yesteryear’s prim and proper teen detective clashes with today’s hip youths when she leaves River Heights and tries to fit into the L.A. scene. It is an old fashion crime solving mystery involving a dead actress, a possibly haunted mansion, a creepy caretaker, Chinatown, a blue roadster, a baby, and a missing will. But never fear, Nancy Drew with her detective kit (think Batman utility belt) will figure out the clues and solve the mystery. She is kind of a Veronica Mars with Martha Stewart tendencies for the younger set (8-12 year olds). It has good clean humor for the kids. By the applause at the end, this movie seemed to be great fun for the kids, but the plot was a bit too obvious for the adults. Look for a surprise cameo in the middle.
Alien gives it 2 “amateur detective sleuthing” stars out of 4.
Alien’s 9-year-old guest critic said the movie was good and exciting (she is usually quite talkative, but she became suddenly shy). She liked the movie, but doesn’t think she will read the books. She gave it 4 ¾ stars out of 4.
Super sleuth Nancy Drew (Emma Roberts) must have discovered a time machine to teleport herself from her 1930-50s world to today’s Hollywood. Yesteryear’s prim and proper teen detective clashes with today’s hip youths when she leaves River Heights and tries to fit into the L.A. scene. It is an old fashion crime solving mystery involving a dead actress, a possibly haunted mansion, a creepy caretaker, Chinatown, a blue roadster, a baby, and a missing will. But never fear, Nancy Drew with her detective kit (think Batman utility belt) will figure out the clues and solve the mystery. She is kind of a Veronica Mars with Martha Stewart tendencies for the younger set (8-12 year olds). It has good clean humor for the kids. By the applause at the end, this movie seemed to be great fun for the kids, but the plot was a bit too obvious for the adults. Look for a surprise cameo in the middle.
Alien gives it 2 “amateur detective sleuthing” stars out of 4.
Alien’s 9-year-old guest critic said the movie was good and exciting (she is usually quite talkative, but she became suddenly shy). She liked the movie, but doesn’t think she will read the books. She gave it 4 ¾ stars out of 4.
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