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Nims Island
2008
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Positive Reviews
20
Negative reviews
5
Average Rating
3.1
/5
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3.0
Its time for girls involved in South Seas adventures to do more than dress up in sarongs like Dorothy Lamour.
Austin Chronicle
1.0
The movies just a clumsy mess, the performances are awful, and theres literally nothing to recommend it.Maybe very small children will enjoy it, there ..
Cinema Blend
2.5
A cute pre title sequence shows how 11 year old Nim (Abigail Breslin) lost her mom to the sea as a toddler.
Ny Daily News
3.1
While this might be an accurate representation of how modern technology isolates us as it connects us, it is near fatal to the film.
Philly
3.0
Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett direct this tale of imagination and adventure based on the acclaimed novel by Wendy Orr.
Spirituality And Practice
3.8
And you cant argue too much with a movie featuring a smart and feisty young girl for a hero and actually encourages kids to crack open a book.
Tv Guide
3.1
But they utterly fail to capture the briskness and supple movement of an adventure film.Too often their cuts feel rushed and clumsy, perhaps to accomm ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.1
Though its a far fetched story whose twists and turns are largely predictable, its such an enjoyable flight of fancy that we happily go along for the ..
Usa Today
3.0
But even with some cheap sets and wobbly effects, the film maintains a driving pace and zingy humour, drawing on the skills of its three charismatic s ..
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
Its a rare and wondrous thing to see onscreen, and something that should delight strong, intelligent girls and the parents trying to raise them that w ..
Film Journal
1.3
The movie is a slapdash amalgam of competing visual and storytelling styles, bizarre acting, egregious product placement (particularly for National Ge ..
Star Tribune
2.5
But a girls own adventure celebrating self reliance and displaying a modicum of imagination is rare enough that careful handling is required.
Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
Unfortunately, its one of the most disappointing and disjointed films so far this year.
Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
The childs mind is hard wired to have its pleasure centres fired up by a few essential ingredients and Nims Island, adapted from Wendy Orrs 2002 novel ..
Eye For Film
4.0
And if that spoiler didnt sound totally nuts to you, then youll be fine.
Movies
5.0
Nims aquatic adventures and those on land provide the majority of thrills in this exhilarating and enchanting family picture.
Sf Gate
1.0
Even as the derivative roots of Nims Island are clearly visible, kids will no doubt vicariously enjoy Nims adventures and Edenic existence.
Washington Post
3.1
Jodie Foster goes uncharacteristically light for this family adventure based on Wendy Orrs book, and she is a game sport milking all the potential lau ..
Mr Brown Movies
2.5
Despite its heart being in the right place, their latest effort is a strikingly far fetched and cloying picture that tries way too hard to be alternat ..
The Movie Boy
3.2
Its even got a sea lion fart joke that the writers have made a plot point.
Reeling Reviews
2.5
Its script is so flabby and lazy that it has no bite whatsoever as a family survival saga and its just not much fun for anyone over 4 feet tall.
Seattle Pi
2.5
Overplayed: there are entirely too many beaming smiles and emotional flip outs...the only reason to see this movie is Foster, whose overplaying someho ..
Groucho Reviews
3.0
This film is not for everyone.It will seem too juvenile for the older sect, but it works for the younger viewer.
7M Pictures
2.5
Not that I want to get picky.The insistence on delivering a message, however, makes pointing out its makeshift contrivances irresistible.
The Star
2.2
Nims Island is three stories in one.This might be two stories too many.
Oregon Live
4.0
The climax is handled with great sensitivity, leaving us not only with a lump in our throat, but uplifted by this delightful tale.
Urban Cine File
2.5
ROUGHLY what Ro mancing the Stone would have been like as a 1970s Disney flick had CGI been available, Nims Island is strictly for the 8 and under cro ..
New York Post
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
1.8
Nims Island isnt dreary, just miscalculated by filmmakers too eager to please and a lead actress much too willing to be the butt of a joke.D+
Brian Or Ndorf
3.1
Its full of silly antics, animals acting in cute and endearing ways and lots of slapstick.
Waffle Movies
2.8
Mini Review: A fairly mundane family adventure thats not completely awful due to a cleverly constructed story and strong production values, but its st ..
ComingSoon
2.5
Its hero is a handsome swashbuckler.Its backdrop is a sunny Pacific isle.
Chron
3.5
Plenty of things happen that adults will have to overlook and forget any reasoning because this is a movie aimed at kids, and on that point it deliver ..
Review Express
4.0
Nims Island starts out with a dead mother, so its already got the makings of a family film classic.
Can Mag
3.5
Even if Fosters attendant pratfalls fail to register many laughs, the movies overall feel good tone chimes like a bell.
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
2.5
Oh, the tangled gender webs those movie actors weave for gay audiences to try and unravel!
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