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Viewer's Annotation: Nim must protect the secret island home she and her father inhabit from invaders while her father is stranded at sea.
Summary: Nim and her dad live on their own tropical island in the South Pacific. Nim's mom died when she was a baby, and her dad works a lot, so her friends are a seal, a lizard, and a pelican. When Nim's dad goes on a research expedition and gets shipwrecked, Nim is on her own. She writes to the author of her favorite novels, Alex Rover, asking for help from the great adventurer. What she doesn't realize is that the author, Alexandra Rover, doesn't even like to leave her apartment, let alone rescue kids stranded on remote islands. Then, Nim spots invaders headed towards her beach. She must keep the island secret and safe!
Genre: movie, adventure, family, fantasy,
Series : This movie is not part of a series, but it is based on the book by Wendy Orr.
Evaluation: Plenty of adventure, a good choice for families with tweens.
Why it belongs in a Tween Collection: This is another Abigail Breslin movie, so tweens who enjoyed Kit Kittredge may be interested in this film. Also, this is a great adventure title, with plenty of fantasy mixed in, so it's a good choice for thrill seekers or would be Swiss Family Robinsons.
Watchalikes :
- Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
- Swiss Family Robinson
Other Useful Info:
- Nim's Island on IMDB
- Trailer:
from The New York Times
If “Nim’s Island” were anything but a children’s movie, the casting genius who suggested Jodie Foster as a potential love interest for Gerard Butler would be looking for a new occupation. But miscasting isn’t the only problem with this sweet but ho-hum adaptation of Wendy Orr’s novel, a comedy-adventure that never quite finds its tone.
The island in question lies deep in the South Pacific (beautifully played by the Gold Coast of Australia) and is home to Nim (Abigail Breslin) and her father, Jack (Mr. Butler). Motherless and near-fatherless (Jack spends his days studying plankton), Nim amuses herself with a stable of performing pets and the literary adventures of an Indiana Jones-style hero named Alex Rover. When Jack is trapped by a storm at sea, and Nim sends an e-mail message to Rover for help, she’s unaware that the recipient is his agoraphobic creator, Alexandra (Ms. Foster).
Playing yet another tightly wound woman, Ms. Foster makes a slapstick meal of rushing to Nim’s aid. Yet this is a story about hiding from the world — whether on a remote island or inside your head — and the film’s sensitive notes are too often jarred by its attempts to score cheap comic points from sea lion flatulence and obese Australian tourists. The message that lifelong connections can be forged through books is a lovely one; too bad it’s obscured by flying lizards.
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