Fresh
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.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Nim's Island
Be the hero of your own story.
2008 · 1h 36m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Jennifer Flackett
,
Mark Levin
Overview
A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
Director and cast
- Jennifer Flackett Director
- Mark Levin Director
- Abigail Breslin as Nim Rusoe
- Jodie Foster as Alexandra Rover
- Gerard Butler as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
- Michael Carman as Captain
- Mark Brady as Purser
- Anthony Simcoe as First Mate
- Christopher James Baker as Ensign
- Maddison Joyce as Edmund
- Peter Callan as Edmund's Father
- Rhonda Doyle as Edmund's Mother
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's a wondrous and warmhearted adventure story with some nifty special effects and some first-rate performances.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
There's a lot to like about spunky Breslin, even when she's unnecessarily recapping events or recapitulating Home Alone as she chases caricatured cruise-ship tourists from her island. She's a charismatic, energetic presence at the heart of the film
Tasha Robinson, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Nim's Island is a win-win proposition: an entertaining, diverting adventure saga that offers excitement and a relatable heroine for children, and also will remind their parents of favorite classics from their own youth.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Fresh
A sweet-natured family adventure film that should be quite popular with the grade-school girls at which it's aimed.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
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