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Director: Andrew Fleming
Starring: Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Tate Donovan, Amy Bruckner, Marshall Bell,
In order to compose these words of wit to inform, entertain and advise all of my loyal readers, I have to see almost every movie that comes out. This means I have to sniff a lot of crap, but the payoff (besides entertaining all of you wonderful readers) comes when I find a gem that I would have surely missed, otherwise. This is such a movie. This is a fast-paced clever and amusing little family film with neat characters; some good understated humor, and an acceptable story.
Andrew Fleming wastes no time here, rocketing out of the gate with a fast-paced opening. Emma Roberts shines in the title role, who is an ‘everyone loves her’ kinda girl with a sixties wardrobe to go with a fifties mindset. The result is a movie that becomes Pleasantville reversed when Nancy moves to LA with her dad (allowing for yet another Bruce Willis cameo). She also has to promise her dad that she will give up sleuthing, but when they move into the haunted house of a murdered movie star, she doesn’t keep this promise for long.
Nancy Drew is a surprisingly amusing comedy that should be a good choice for family entertainment that also reminded me a little of The Brady Bunch movie. The ending gets a little silly, but this is pretty standard for comedies. Its worth seeing if you were already interested, have some bored munchkins, or if there is nothing else of interest to choose.
