World Famous Comics: The Last Mimzy (Widescreen Infinifilm Edition)
The Last Mimzy (Widescreen Infinifilm Edition)
Starring: Chris O'Neil, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn Wilson Directed By: Robert Shaye Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Subtitled Label: New Line Home Video Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: July 10, 2007 Running Time: 97 minutes Theatrical Release Date: March 23, 2007
Description: When Noah and Emma Wilder discover a special box on the beach, they open it and unlock an exciting adventure beyond imagination. Inside they find Mimzy, a magical stuffed rabbit along with other mystical toys, which give the children exceptional powers of their own. Able to move objects with their minds and to solve complex equations, these new wonder kids begin to attract the attention of their parents, teachers... and even the FBI. Surrounding the phenomenon of Mimzy is an awesome secret ¿ one that holds the key to saving the future of all mankind.
Amazon.com: Comparisons with E.T. are inevitable, but the more modest The Last Mimzy is based on the classic short story "Mimzy Were the Borogoves," by Lewis Padgett (a pseudonym for husband-and-wife writing team Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore), that anticipated Steven Spielberg's extraterrestrial fantasy by nearly four decades. Chris O'Neil and Rhiannon Leigh Wryn give winning, naturalistic performances as siblings Noah and Emma, whose lives are transformed by a box of mysterious objects they find on the beach outside the family's Seattle vacation home. Among its contents is a stuffed rabbit that Emma names Mimzy and becomes quite attached. Noah and Emma are your typical outsiders. He is not good at sports, and she is interested in astronomy and plays the violin. But the objects work wonders on them. Their brainpower increases exponentially, Noah is able to drive a golf ball hundreds of yards, and Emma begins to communicate telepathically with Mimzy, who reveals his true identity and purpose. Rainn Wilson of The Office displays an off-center charm as Mr. White, Noah's New Age-y science teacher, who discovers similarities between Noah's intricate notebook doodlings and ancient renderings of the universe ("This is so out of my league," he marvels at one point), and becomes involved in Mimzy's back-to-the-future quest. Timothy Hutton and Joely Richardson are solid as the understandably confounded and increasingly concerned parents. Michael Clarke Duncan is a menacing FBI agent who, invoking the Patriot Act, arrests the family after Noah inadvertently causes a citywide blackout with one of the futuristic objects. The Last Mimzy may not reach E.T.'s spectacular heights, but as thoughtfully adapted for the screen by Bruce Joel Rubin (Ghost) and Toby Emmerich (Frequency), it is a transporting, idea-rich family film that is free of gratuitous coarse language (save for Mr. White's offhand classroom use of the word "screw") or bathroom humor. --Donald Liebenson
Oh, there are Aliens, OK then you are free to go. To me this is a weak movie that was poorly written. You never really like or get into the characters, they are all quite plastic. The only somewhat likable characters are the weird teacher and his Buddhist girlfriend. Let me give you an example of the por writing. The ending: so the kids end up saving the aliens with the alien messenger bunny rabbit as guide, Yeah! That is not so bad. However, the FBI has been following them since they managed to knock out power to half the state and they want to know who did it and why. The head FBI guy comes in at the very end when there are all sorts of special effects and alien gizmos flying around and he runs in and in summary says, Oh there are really aliens with incredible power, oh ok. Well, lets not investigate it at all, you are all free to go and if you have any more alien stuff with massive power and technology we would want or could use that is ok you can keep it or use it. I am leaving. What? This makes no sense just like the rest of this movie.
Good to the last plot hole For the most part, "The Last Mimzy" is an sweet and inventive film that traces the adventures of two kids as they grapple with a strange machine. The kids, brother and sister, live believable suburban lives, dealing with violin lessons, workaholic Dad and cheating on science tests. One day at the beach, they discover a buzzing, humming machine that gives them subtle but extraordinary perception of the world around them. Though the kids are desperate to hide their new toy from their parents, the gizmo eventually ends up coming to the attention of the authorities.
The movie visuals are wonderfully arresting. The kids see illuminated power lines connecting everything around them; objects whoosh in an out of existence; spinning stones exude a lighted miasma of complex patterns. The plot also seems intriguing, tying the kids' activities with those of Alice of Looking Glass fame. The film, which has everything going for it, though, falls almost completely apart in the last half hour. Intriguing plot threads are abandoned or hurriedly explained away through dialog. The final denouement, which has Homeland Security and the family on a collision course, is resolved too neatly.
SPOILER ALERT!!
After causing major power disruptions and a cosmic light show that is literally out of this world, the federal authorities apologize for doubting the kids, get back into their chopper and fly away. Culpable or not, the real authorities would have even MORE questions for the kids after what they had seen. Add to that the family's unlikely imprisonment a few doors away from he lab that holds their weird toys-- a facility, by the way, that has no guards and trucks parked conveniently with the keys inside -- and you see where his movie goes from fantastic yet plausible to just plain ridiculous.
Still, "The Last Mimzy" was inoffensive fare -- a good choice for young families looking for a good choice for a movie night -- as long as glaring plot holes aren't a problem.
Ok for a rental night, wouldn't want to own it The previews of this moving looked so magical and mystical. The scenery and special effects looked spectacular. And they were. And that is where the ohh ahhhh left. The characters felt dry, other then the main character (the adorable little girl - who was more convincing then the rest of the cast) and the stuffed bunny that made these little cooing sounds was the best supporting actor for this flick.
This movie had a ton of potential but fell short of delivering.
It is another worth watching .. once.
Terrible, terrible movie I took two younger girls to see this movie, and all THREE of us agreed that it was a total "waste" of time... Everyone who keeps saying that there is "something for everyone" is sorely mistaken. Coming from a Christian home, I was extremely uncomfortable with all of the "new age" propaganda (which is NOT like Disney magic in the slightest) and bizarre things that were going on. Watching teachers "read" the palm of a 5 year old (or how-ever old she was) was actually disturbing to me. As if parents just let people do things like that to their children while they're sitting right there... Perhaps you would, if you were totally fine with palm reading. But, I know plenty of people who are not.
The film had an over-all "tense" feeling that never really delivers but, puts someone who was expecting something pleasant in an uncomfortable state... like the one of wondering whether something is going to "pop" out of the cabinets or something.
The storyline was something so enormously far fetched that my 13 year old sister had no idea what had even just hit her. Unlike a movie like "Bridge to Terribithia," or something of that nature, this movie would require you to know about "mysticism," and "new age" beliefs to understand HALF of what's going on.
The child star is extremely "creepy" in some scenes. She does things like "shows someone" a magic trick which totally freaks this person out. Especially when she inserts her hand into a floating globe that appears to be disintegrating it. She does other strange things and becomes steadily more creepy leading some of us to wonder if she's really being influenced by the devil or something. Talking about "astrology" and what not.
Perhaps the "strange" language that this stuffed bunny is always spewing out was supposed to sound "cute" but in reality, I think myself and a lot of people just found it to be disturbing.
I would NOT suggest this movie to young children or to anyone sensitive. It might scare them terribly. If you however like the idea of all the "Tibbetian" and "New Age" stuff then go for it. My personal thought? It'll completely go over most children's heads and stay in their minds as a really strange thing they saw when they are older.
Awesome! I saw in the screen and it's fun to have at home to see it again whenever I want to with my kids and their friends
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