The Last Mimzy
New Line Cinema | Release Date: March 23, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
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10
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0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The newcomer kids are delightfully...kidlike. Cosmic bonus: "The Office's" Rainn Wilson plays a New Agey science teacher. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
Call it "E.T." for a new generation. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
An intelligent, imaginative children's adventure refreshingly free of rapping cartoon animals, fart jokes and mind-numbing special effects. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
An unexpectedly disarming, extremely well-cast little variation on "E.T." Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen Johnson
Though it becomes flimsy toward the end, it's a ripping yarn. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy 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
75
The A.V. ClubNathan 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
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
An involving fantasy for beamish boys and girls - and their parents. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldPeter 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
70
The Hollywood ReporterMichael 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
70
Village VoiceRob 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
70
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
A capable, if modest, charmer. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
For a family picture this is still superior. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames 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
63
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
60
VarietyJohn Anderson
Kids will like Mimzy if for no other reason than it doesn't talk down to them. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie 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
50
Chicago TribuneMichael 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
50
Washington PostDesson 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
50
Christian Science MonitorPeter 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
50
Los Angeles TimesMichael 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
50
USA TodayClaudia 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
50
The New York TimesJeannette 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
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth 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
50
Baltimore SunChris 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
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