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Nim's Island Reviews
The film looks beautiful and the performances of Abigail Breslin and Jodie Foster easily overshadow some of the weaker performances of other cast members.
| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 29, 2024
A terrific family adventure
| Apr 7, 2022
In an era when so many kids' movies rely on special effects and flashy animation to grab an audience's attention an old-fashioned adventure like Nim's Island is a refreshing island breeze
| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 27, 2021
Merits a modest recommendation for its strong performances.
| Original Score: 2.5/4.0 | Sep 18, 2020
This film wants to be cute but is instead nauseatingly twee, and features what is by a great distance the weakest performance of Foster's career.
| Oct 7, 2018
Particularly for young girls and their supportive parents, Nim's Island is an entertaining, empowering film -- don't miss it.
| Aug 26, 2018
a nice choice for family movie night if you have kids who haven't yet reached their teens
| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 21, 2015
The material isn't up to the level of the film's lead, Abigail Breslin.
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 26, 2012
| Original Score: B+ | Feb 14, 2012
| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 23, 2011
| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 4, 2011
Foster proves adept at broad physical comedy, the animated sequences charm, and codirectors Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett send up the make-believe Rover with panache.
| Dec 17, 2008
Overplayed: there are entirely too many beaming smiles and emotional flip-outs...the only reason to see this movie is Foster, whose overplaying somehow succeeds at charming where her costars fail. [Blu-Ray]
| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 11, 2008
If you have a child, Nim's Island is the kind of film you won't be sorry you shared with him or especially her, and if you don't have a youngster, you'll wish you did.
| Original Score: B+ | Jul 19, 2008
A more enjoyable saga of girl power than Breslin's highly touted followup vehicle, 'Kit Kittredge.'
| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 11, 2008
The first half is really cute and imaginative. Unfortunately, the second half isn't quite as good.
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 8, 2008
... the cast and the cute critters make up for the weaker elements and bring home a nice movie for the 5-11 age group.
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 5, 2008
An energetic but whisper thin south sea adventure that borrows heavily from Home Alone and Jewel of the Nile.
| May 22, 2008
The movie gets plain silly, but at least it's lively, and young girls will enjoy Nim's lifestyle in her eco-friendly and frolic-packed tropical paradise.
| May 2, 2008