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Nancy Drew (2007)

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Reviews Counted:132

Fresh:65

Rotten:67

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: Emma Roberts is bubbly and charming as Nancy Drew, the junior detective. But despite her best efforts, Nancy Drew still lacks excitement, surprise, and compelling secondary characters.

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Childrens

US Box Office: $25,498,513

Synopsis: Legendary teenage sleuth Nancy Drew enters the 21st century in this feature film from director Andrew Fleming (NIXON, THE CRAFT). In Nancy's (Emma Roberts) latest mystery, she and her father (Tate... Legendary teenage sleuth Nancy Drew enters the 21st century in this feature film from director Andrew Fleming (NIXON, THE CRAFT). In Nancy's (Emma Roberts) latest mystery, she and her father (Tate Donovan) make a temporary move from rural River Heights to Los Angeles. Determined to make the most of her stay, Nancy has chosen them a rental home with a notorious past: the mysterious death of its owner, starlet Dehlia Draycott, in the early 1980s. The closer Nancy edges towards the truth, the more trouble she encounters from someone who clearly doesn't want the mystery solved. To make matters worse, old-fashioned Nancy doesn't quite fit in with the cool kids--or anyone else--at Hollywood High, except for younger would-be Romeo Corky (Josh Flitter). Screenwriters Fleming and Tiffany Paulsen do not try to make over this beloved character into a modern teen. Instead, they make earnest Nancy simply a girl who likes old-fashioned things: outfits that include penny loafers and coordinated knee socks, headbands, and homemade knee-length dresses; her classic roadster convertible; impeccable manners; and, her housekeeper's homemade baked goods. Roberts--the daughter of Eric Roberts and niece of Julia Roberts--is affable as Nancy. Even Bruce Willis (playing himself in a cameo) can't resist her charms. Rachel Leigh Cook, Barry Bostwick, and Marshall Bell also star as characters whose lives will change significantly if Nancy can solve the mystery, and Max Thieriot plays her smitten hometown boyfriend, Ned Nickerson. This is a fun blast from the past for women who grew up reading Carolyn Keene's classic novels, as well as for young girls who are enjoying THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK or THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE for the first time. [More]

Starring: Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Max Thierot, Rachael Leigh Cook

Starring: Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Max Thierot, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tate Donovan, Marshall Bell, Barry Bostwick

Director: Andrew Fleming

Director: Andrew Fleming
Screenwriter: Andrew Fleming, Tiffany Paulsen
Producer: Jerry Weintraub
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
06/22/07
Sydney Morning Herald
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Nancy Drew is a sweet family film that pre-teen girls should love.

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06/15/07
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10/18/08
Bob Mondello
Bob Mondello
NPR.org

A great coming of age girl movie that prioritzes teen personality and brain power over female body appeal.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
03/15/08
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

...younger people should find it entertaining, and the spoofing will not be a complete waste for many adults.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment 1 Comment
03/12/08
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

I couldn't resist the sweet and often entertaining misadventures of a truly engaging feminist icon brought onto the screen by Emma Roberts with humility, individuality, and comic timing...

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03/07/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

For adults, there are some pleasures to be found here and there, but parents won't be blown away by it the way their daughters will.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
03/05/08
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

I think a character like Nancy Drew can still work in today's pop culture world, but unfortunately the film doesn't believe in her enough.

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03/03/08
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

Big-screen teen sleuth is cute, if a bit bland.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
10/31/07
Sandie Angulo Chen
Sandie Angulo Chen
Common Sense Media

There's something very weird about Andrew Fleming's movie, perhaps because it's essentially The Black Dahlia for tweens, with kissing but without the sex or mutilation.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
10/19/07
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph

Carolyn Keene's straitlaced teen detective gets a modern, ironic makeover, but the irony wobbles and the jokes aren't strong enough to carry it.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
10/19/07
Robert Hanks
Robert Hanks
Independent

For sheer objectionable stupidity and dullness, this film takes the biscuit.

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10/19/07
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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Chaotic narrative and half-baked ideas.

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10/19/07
Karl French
Karl French
Financial Times

This update on the Nancy Drew saga uses old-fashioned stylings in a modern context to confusing, and none-too-suspenseful effect. It's a non-event that fails to do the much-loved character justice.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
10/19/07
Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Channel 4 Film

The original books appeal to generations of readers, but this flick's strictly for tweens and slumming homage-spotters.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
10/19/07
Sam Ashurst
Sam Ashurst
Total Film

At a time of fine teen comedies such as Mean Girls and Freaky Friday, the real mystery was why this was made at all.

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10/19/07
Tim Evans
Tim Evans
Sky Movies

That this is just about passable as a divorced parent’s weekend treat is down to Roberts’ charm and the timeless appeal of Nancy herself.

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10/19/07
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
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10/18/07
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

The age-old mystery doesn't exactly thrill, but there's humour here and there and a swotty heroine that parents, at least, will approve of.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
10/09/07
Anna Smith
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BBC
 
 
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