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The Last Mimzy
- Review Date: July 8, 2007
- PG
- Genre: Family and Kids
- 2007
Common Sense Media says
Quirky sci-fi adventure best for fantasy lovers.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that despite its whimsical title, this fantasy adventure incorporates many sci-fi elements that may frighten sensitive children. It's unclear whether the mysterious toys the children find are alien, from the past or future, good or evil. Mimzy (a talking stuffed rabbit) speaks in a buzzing whisper that only Emma can hear, and the toy's many close-ups border on the menacing: Just what does the white rabbit want? FBI agents bust in the family's door and take everyone into custody under the laws of the Patriot Act. The young protagonists speak telepathically with each other and the Mimzy. Ultimately it's a harmless fantasy, but some scenes featuring the strange devices can be creepy, even for adults.
What's the story?
Kids will like the premise of indie sci-fi movie THE LAST MIMZY: Ten-year-old Noah Wilder and his younger sister Emma discover a mysterious box off the shore of their beach house -- inside are strange toys that make the kids telekinetic, hyper-intelligent, and able to communicate with an old stuffed rabbit. What child wouldn't want such a cool adventure? But with great, alien-like toys come great problems. Noah (Chris O'Neil) accidentally causes a major power outage that, in the age of Homeland Security, is perceived as a terrorist attack. Emma (the doe-eyed Rhiannon Leigh Wryn) not only communes with Mimzy (the rabbit), but she learns from him and calls him her teacher. Some of his teachings include how to levitate, atomize her body parts, and thoroughly freak out her babysitter and parents -- clueless overworked dad David (Timothy Hutton) and understandably alarmed mom Jo (Joely Richardson). Rainn Wilson (Dwight from The Office) co-stars as Noah's Zenned-out science teacher, Larry, who, along with his New Agey fiancée Naomi (Kathryn Hahn), applies understanding of Southeast Asian beliefs to convince the Wilders that their kids aren't just gifted: They're borderline superhuman. When David and Jo finally believe (the kids act like they're under a G-rated possession), the FBI swoops in and places the whole family in a testing facility. Just what the Wilder children are destined to do with their supernatural-seeming toys involves facilitating a wormhole for a weak Mimzy to travel through.
Is it any good?
While The Last Mimzy may seem kind of hokey -- and even frightening -- to some adults, elementary-school kids are likely to be enchanted. Just remember, parents: If your kids go from precocious to off-the-charts geniuses overnight, take an immediate trip to the neurologist. ...
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the film's many fantasy elements. How is it similar to or different from other sci-fi and fantasy movies?
How do you feel about the idea of toys having a strange effect on kids?
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I LOVE IT :D xoxoxoxo
I realy loved this movie. I think it is perfect for kids ages 10 and up. ( but not for little ones!)and I also like it because it's sci-fi.It's also fun to imagin having a talkig doll rabbit like mimzy that only you can underestand what it's saying.In the movie when noah an emma's parents were talking to the boy's teacher for some help, noah came out and said that something was wrong with emma. at that time i saw emma in the air holding mimzy and slowly landing on her bed!!! can you imagin how fun it will be if that realy happen to you? anyway the movie had kind of funny parts.:D :D
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Kid, 12 years old
August 15, 2010
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Not for kids who are sensitive and are scared of aliens
Ok so my fam rented this movie with series of unfortunate events and I loved it! But we also got this. After we watched it i was sitting on my mom crying! I had like about maybe a half in hour of sleep. So you get it then about maybe a week after i saw it.
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Great for kids. Might be not so good for teens.
I love this movie. Want to watch it again.
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Surprisingly scary but fabulous!
I watched this with a 6,8 and 11 year old. What makes it scary is how believable the story/special effects are, as well as the emotional attachments to the toys from the future. One isn't quite sure whether these toys, which are magical and endearing, aren't really evil- especially as the kids are "controlled" by them and keep their parents in the dark. My kids (all 3) were afraid the children would be abducted and that the world of the future would kill them. There is one very very scary depiction of an alien which my 8 year old woke up terrified with. We did all love the story, and how we were truly transported from the everyday of school/ today's technology to the potential of future technology- and the lesson about the importance of keeping humanity alive.
The one pathetic product placement was Intel, I must say!
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Awesome!
It is a little bit scary, but with all the stuff kids see these days it's fine.
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Odd and a little creepy
I did not like this film. My 9 year old and 6 old watched it with my husband and I which helped to debunk the weird New Agey issues with the teacher and his fiancee as well as the strange beginning and end of the film. There are lots of holes in the plot which are never resolved such as what happened really in the future, what happens to Mimsy, what did the tear have to do with anything and I could go on. Not well acted or executed as a film. Disappointing.
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| Topics: | magic and fantasy, adventures, book characters |
| Studio: | New Line |
| Director: | Robert Shaye |
| Cast: | Chris O'Neil, Joely Richardson, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn |
| Genre: | Family and Kids |
| Run time: | 94 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | March 22, 2007 |
| DVD release date: | July 10, 2007 |
| MPAA rating: | PG |
| MPAA explanation: | some thematic elements, mild peril and language. |
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