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MPAA RATING: PG for mild adventure action and brief language
Starring Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin, Gerard Butler, and Alphonso McAuley
Anything can happen on Nim's Island, a magical place ruled by a young girl's imagination. It is an existence that mirrors that of Nim's favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from their island, a twist of fate brings her together with Alexandra. Now, they must draw courage from their fictional hero, Alex Rover, and find strength in each other to conquer Nim's Island. (Fox Walden)
| GENRE(S): | Adventure | Comedy | Family/Kids |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Mark Levin
Jennifer Flackett |
| DIRECTED BY: |
Mark Levin
Jennifer Flackett |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: August 5, 2008 Theatrical: April 4, 2008 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 96 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Katie D. gave it a10:
I liked Nim's Island because my favorite part was the flying lizards! Katie, age 6.
Jay H. gave it a6:
Okay, so it's nothing great, but it's fun, entertaining, well made and enjoyable. Good cinematography. Imaginative and fun, a bit too far fetched. Good acting, but Abigail Breslin's performance is stiff and unenthusiastic.
Ari N. gave it a9:
It was a cool movie. I liked it because it was a thriiler adventuere. I really thought it should have gotten a better review. -ari
Decepticon Pom gave it a1:
I've been seeing plenty of family movies with my nephew and niece recently and enjoyed some surprisingly decent romps but this is meanderring tosh! Jodie Foster is squandered on a potentially great role that ultimately serves no purpose whatsoever than to hang a tugidly flimsy and unexplored possible romance in the last 5 seconds. Garbage!
Tony B. gave it a9:
A marvelous fantasy with outstanding performances by Abigail Breslin and a revelatory Jodie Foster.
Chad S. gave it a7:
Who the hell does Jack Rusoe(Gerald Butler) think he is? MacGyver? "Nim's Island" comes equipped with two teams of screenwriters. Maybe, just maybe, the original pair of scribes preferred that Nim Rusoe(Abigail Breslin) be given the "Castaway" treatment, rather than have "Nim's Island" be a sort of "Home Alone on a Deserted Island", especially when the loner girl shoos away a boatload of tourists. For dramatic purposes, her father should be kept off-screen for the duration that he's lost at sea. But, alas, "Nim's Island" is a children's movie. And yet, Jodie Foster gives such an inspired comedic performance as a reclusive Emily Dickinson-type writer, a tension is created between the two narratives, because Alexandra Rover's story seems aimed at adults. Since Foster raises the game, you'll want Nim to exhibit the same psychological realism as Alexandra, an agraphobic, who's forced to become a hero like her alter-ego. But the island-alone girl never seems truly terrified at her prospects of being a sudden orphan. Neither do we, because "Nim's Island" includes Jack's progress with his leaky boat. There's never any doubt about his safety thanks to an anthromorphic(read: Disneyesque) pelican. It's a shame that the filmmakers didn't give the target audience a little more credit and throw more harm towards Nim's way, because Foster gives an Oscar-caliber performance in what essentially becomes a throwaway film.
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