Release
Date:
March 11, 2008 Genre: Adventure, Family, Mystery MPAA Rating: PG (for mild violence, thematic elements and brief language)
Starring:
Emma Roberts, Josh
Flitter, Max
Thieriot, Rachael
Leigh Cook, Tate
Donovan.
Review:
Nancy's deductive
skills are as sharp
as ever, and her
inspired detective
work will profoundly
impact the lives of
complete stranger
Jane Brighton
(Rachael Leigh
Cook), her own
father, and a host
of others. Offering
a faster pace for
modern audiences
than the classic
Nancy Drew
films, this 2007
movie is sure to
enthrall a whole new
generation of tweens
and teens while
simultaneously
living up to their
parents'
expectations...more
Extras:
"Nancy Drew: Kids at
Work," gag reel,
mini-featurette
gallery: "Cool
Scenes With the Cast
and Crew," music
video. (Warner).
Movie Spotlight
Nancy Drew Release
Date:
June 15, 2007 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Andrew Fleming
Screenwriter: Andrew Fleming, Tiffany Paulsen Starring: Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Max Thieriot, Rachael Leigh
Cook, Tate Donovan Genre: Adventure, Family, Mystery MPAA Rating: PG (for mild violence, thematic elements and brief language) Official Website: NancyDrewmovie.com
Plot Summary: Based on characters created by
Carolyn Keene, "Nancy Drew" follows Nancy (Emma Roberts) as she accompanies her
father, Carson Drew (Tate Donovan), to Los Angeles on one of his business trips
and stumbles across evidence about a long-unsolved crime involving the
mysterious death of a beautiful movie star. Nancy's resourcefulness and personal
responsibility are put to the test when she finds herself in the middle of the
fast-living, self-indulgent world of Hollywood
EN 5 Second Review:
Well, my daughter can go see this while I and my son go
see
DOA: Dead or Alive.
Everyone is happy.
Doesn't
fuss much with originality or storytelling logic but it does play nice
from beginning to end, its positive messages bundled up with self-aware
humor and empowered feminine pep Amy Biancolli: Houston Chronicle
Not everyone can wear plaid and get away with it, but Nancy
Drew knows how: with a Peter Pan collar and no apologies...more