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Movie Info


Genre :

Adventure, Family, Comedy

Release Date :

April 04, 2008

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin

Starring :

Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler, Alphonso McAuley, Sean Keenan, Peter Callan

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 4

“..seaworthy story..”
by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
2 of 5

“..Nim's Island is about as run-of-the-mill as a film of this nature can be..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
2.5 of 4

“..mildly diverting..”
by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Review rate : C-

“..it's a shipwreck..”
by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
2.5 of 4

“..an entertaining, diverting adventure saga..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
3 of 4

“..above average family entertainment..”
by Ken Fox [TV Guide]
3 of 4

“..A sweet-natured family adventure film..”
by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Vanessa Farquharson [National Post]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by William Arnold [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic.com]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Philip Marchand [Toronto Star]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]

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i LOVED the movie! Can't wait to read the book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

posted by peace96 on Jun 04, 2009
 
 

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