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Pretty to Look At, But Emotionally Manipulative
"The Last Mimzy" is refreshing, in a time when poop and fart jokes dominate family entertainment its good to see a movie completely absent of such amateurish humour. But such a fact can only go so far. While "The Last Mimzy" may be fresh and original, it is also incredibly emotionally manipulative and leaves a sour taste in the mouth of anyone that spots it for what it is. Released in the same week as Disney's glorious "Meet the Robinsons", another time travel-centric motion picture, but animated, "The Last Mimzy" is inferior in every way. Still, the movie provides adequate enough entertainment, and is intriguing enough for more quality-conscious adults to make it through. Judged as just another film, however, and the movie is collectively mediocre. <
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>Brother and sister Noah (Chris O'Neil), ten, and Emma (Rhiannon Leigh Wryn), six, discover a mysterious box on the beach. Inside the box are several strange objects that the two siblings treat as toys and keep a secret from their parents. Particularly odd is a stuffed rabbit named Mimzy, which appears to be some sort of being capable of telekinetic communication with Emma. The box itself seems to originate from a distant world where the population are dying due to a collapsing atmosphere. As a result of coming into contact with the objects they've found, Noah and Emma begin to develop telepathic and telekinetic powers that grow stronger the longer that they remain in contact with the toys. Together, Noah and Emma vow to use their newfound powers to help save the fate of the future world from which Mimzy comes. <
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>As lead protagonists and siblings Noah and Emma, newcomers Chris O'Neil and Rhiannon Leigh Wryn are believable and humanistic in their performances. That O'Neil and Wryn are so young and inexperienced at acting isn't so obvious given their respective turns. Weighed up against each other, Wryn is undoubtedly the best, which makes it a shame that her character is central in all the most manipulative scenes of the movie. As parents Jo and David, Joely Richardson and Timothy Hutton are similarly realistic in their highly emotional parts. The two begin to notice the bizarre occurrences surrounding their children, but are at a loss how to understand, explain or resolve the situation. The two make for a believable couple and their relationship with offspring Noah and Emma is palpable and true. Also featuring, but in lesser and more unlikely roles, Rainn Wilson and Kathryn Hahn inject charisma and good humour into their characters, Noah's science teacher and his fiancee. <
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>Initially, "The Last Mimzy" seems more promising than it eventually is. The movie is constantly intriguing until the third act, where the pieces are put together mechanically and uninterestingly, subtracting from what otherwise is a taut, well-made family movie. Were director Robert Shaye to have maintained the lively, naturalistic feel to proceedings early on for the whole movie, rather than opting for a feeling of doom and abode not best welcome in this genre, than "The Last Mimzy" would certainly have gained another half star from me. Alas, the movie must be classified a disappointment. <
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>Never is "The Last Mimzy" a bad film -- for much of the time its actually very good -- but it is mechanical and oddly conventional for a movie that seems so original before viewing. The humour, while thankfully not of the toilet variety, seems forced and stilted on the infrequent occasions that it is injecting into the dialog. Overall, "The Last Mimzy" is aesthetically pleasing, possessing some of the most wonderful computer animation of the year, and generally a good film. Unfortunately, it succumbs to manipulative character nuances and a poor ending.

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Good entry-level sci-fi
Hard-core sci-fi fans may not be impressed, and may be put off by the many parallels to the characters and story line of ET, but this is an excellent pre-teen introduction to the science fiction genre. The script is easy to follow and the acting and production values are great. No sex, violence, or profanity for parents to worry about. <
>I didn't read the original story, written in the late 1940s, that inspired this screenplay. But it's clear from the DVD special features that the writers took considerable liberties when they adapted the concept. Purists may not like this, but it translates well to a present-day setting - except for one thing. <
>My biggest complaint about the movie is that the screenplay employed a standard Hollywood gimmick that I've grown very tired of: heavy-handed government bureaucrats. When a strange device in the children's home causes a brief but extensive electrical blackout, the Department of Homeland Security goes into emergency terrorist-hunting mode based on practically no evidence. The FBI later bursts into the home, grabbing people at gunpoint, offering no explanation, and when the father asks to see a search warrant, he is told none was needed because there was probable cause. At the end of the movie, the same gun-toting troop shows up again, and when everything is resolved, they simply say, "Sorry - never mind" and fly off in their black helicopters. Not very realistic, to say the least. I'm willing to suspend my disbelief for sci-fi story elements like super-advanced technology, time travel, etc., but when it comes to things that really exist today, I expect screenwriters to do their homework and come up with something better than such contrived characterizations. <
>Other than this one drawback, the movie is well done and ideal for young viewers.

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What?
This movie is extremely obnoxious and a very poor imitation of ET. Noah seemed to be modeled after Eliot, and Emma, Gertie. Was the bunny rabbit supposed to be ET? It also had smatterings of What Dreams May Come and What the Bleep Do We Know, but it fell flat. I love sci-fi and fantasy movies, and this one should've been up my alley. Instead, I enjoyed the full-length feature film on the backs of my eyelids through a nearly 2 hour slumberfest courtesy of said movie. The kids did a good job with the pitiful script they were given, as far as I could tell from only watching the first half hour and last five minutes. The special effects were superb. However, plot is what drives a movie, not special effects. I wish the writers had spent more time working the plot instead of glitzing up the special effects. If I could give it 0 stars, I would. Don't waste your money renting it. Instead, get it from your local library or wait until it comes on broadcast TV.