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Last Mimzy, The

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 25 critic reviews
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Based on 42 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Adventure | Drama | Family/Kids
Written by:
Bruce Joel Rubin and Toby Emmerich
James V. Hart & Carol Skilken (screen story)
Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore (short story Mimsy Were the Borogoves)
Directed by: Robert Shaye
Release Date:
Theatrical: March 23, 2007
DVD: July 10, 2007
Running Time: 94 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG for some thematic elements, mild peril and language
Starring Chris O'Neil, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn Wilson, Kathryn Hahn, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Kirsten Williamson
Based on the acclaimed sci-fi short story by Lewis Padgett, The Last Mimzy tells the story of two children who discover a mysterious box that contains some strange devices they think are toys. As the children play with these "toys," including a beat-up stuffed rabbit named Mimzy, they begin to display higher and higher intelligence levels. (New Line Cinema)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
The newcomer kids are delightfully...kidlike. Cosmic bonus: "The Office's" Rainn Wilson plays a New Agey science teacher.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
An intelligent, imaginative children's adventure refreshingly free of rapping cartoon animals, fart jokes and mind-numbing special effects.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
An unexpectedly disarming, extremely well-cast little variation on "E.T."
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle G. Allen Johnson
Though it becomes flimsy toward the end, it's a ripping yarn.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Ty Burr
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."
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
If Mimzy serves as a gateway drug that gets "Shrek" fans into classic science fiction, then it'll have performed an invaluable cultural service.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
An involving fantasy for beamish boys and girls - and their parents.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Peter Debruge
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.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen
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.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Rob Nelson
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.
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
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.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Rick Groen
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.
Read Full Review >Variety John Anderson
Kids will like Mimzy if for no other reason than it doesn't talk down to them.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten
This children's sci-fi movie should be palatable to the young and old alike, yet it's ultimately more a mild diversion than a magical adventure.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
The sense of the unknown that "Padgett" created are largely absent. And the movie fails to supply us with an antagonist to work up some dramatic conflict. Nor are the toys themselves very interesting and Mimzy is a toy bunny of no distinction.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
The best element of the movie is a subplot involving Noah's spiritually obsessed teacher (Rainn Wilson) and his wacky girlfriend (Kathryn Hahn), whose bumbling eccentricities give the movie an emotional liveliness it otherwise lacks.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer
There is a dearth of good children's films right now, at least of the nonanimated variety, and undoubtedly The Last Mimzy will fill a vacuum for some families. But it's a default choice, not a prime pick.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
For many kids, the response to the original story remains delighted awe. The most appropriate response here is a thoroughly baffled "huh?"
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach
The Last Mimzy displays a gentle touch and the best of intentions. But the film's message never quite becomes clear; what, exactly, are young minds supposed to take away from this film?
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Michael Ordona
Being a "family film" may excuse many faults, considering the intended audience, but it's hard to think of a recent movie that has more determinedly married the engaging with the banal.
Read Full Review >USA Today Claudia Puig
The film feels as if it's trying to force a sense of wonder and awe upon its youthful audience, rather than simply letting an intriguing story unfold naturally.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
Despite leaden direction and a story crammed with pseudoscientific flotsam -- including palm reading, levitation, time travel and telepathy -- The Last Mimzy is a wholesome, eager entertainment that doesn't talk down.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 5.5 (out of 10) based on 42 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Julia 2 gave it a1:
It's Velveteen Rabbit without all the scarlet fever.
Tim H gave it a4:
What struck me as particularly strange about Mimzy is how dated certain aspects of the script feel: environmental fear mongering, Palmistry, New Age meditation, technological paranoia, cliched character archetypes... had this movie been released in 1984 instead of 2007, it still would have been perfectly intelligible to an audience and might have fared better among critics (had the acting been better). As it stands, Mimzy fails to impress.
Brenda S. gave it a3:
It's pretty bad when my 9 year old falls asleep during the middle of the movie. Need I say more?
Peter J. gave it a9:
Awesome movie. I was expecting a good average movie before watching it, but was totally blown away by the story, acting, and especially the visual effects. I watched the movie with my wife and two young kids and they absolutely loved it. I sometimes pick up my PSP halfway through kids movies, but not this one. I even held my urine for the last 45 minutes!
Peter K. gave it a1:
I am so glad that I saw this film on a plane and did not waste my money at a theater. It is a white-bread home-schooler's fantasy. Wait to see it as a late night rerun so you can sleep through it.
[Anonymous] gave it a4:
Quite boring good for children, lets their imagination run wild!
fred b gave it a6:
this movie was cute but lacked very much entertainment. The acting was pretty poor at times and there was no point in the film were you felt at the edge of your seat.
