Inadvands Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

blanche-2 People on IMDb are comparing this film to lots of others, none of which I've seen, so I can't comment on that aspect. "The Last Mimzy" from 2007 is a children's' film that adults will also enjoy. It stars Timothy Hutton, Joely Richardson, Rainn Wilson, Michael Clark Duncan, Chris O'Neil and Rhiannon Leigh Wryn.The story concerns a brother and sister who find a box in the ocean that contains toys with magical powers. The sister becomes attached to one of the toys, a bunny that is named Mimzy and who seems to give her messages.This is a fantasy, quasi-sci fi film that touches on several philosophies, including Buddhism and metaphysics, and it's also a bit of a mystery. It did remind me of one film I've seen, ET. The kids were cute and believable as brother and sister. Rainn Wilson, as the boy's science teacher, had the showiest role, and he brought a lot to it.I can't say too much about it except that it's a decent story with nice effects that kids should enjoy. For the adults, well, it's good to be reminded once in a while in this high tech world of the importance of humanity.

Sonofamoviegeek The makers of chick flicks could take some lessons from The Last Mimzy. The film was made in typical kid flick manner, i.e. all adults are dumb and/or evil and only the kids really know what's going on. When I was a kid, that appealed to me but I stopped watching kid flicks about the same time that I discovered girls. I haven't found a kid flick that appealed to me since that momentous discovery, that is until I watched The Last Mimzy.This movie is far from perfect but it is an entertaining movie for viewers of all ages. So, why can't the makers of chick flicks put out a product that a guy can watch without being bored or ashamed in approximately equal amounts?

Sukhitha Jayathilake Another usual Children's story. A little girl and a boy discover an out of this world object that will change their lives and the people around them forever. Good one I should say. But with some serious drawbacks. Here and there you can see the producers trying to give messages to children. Considering the fact that this is a children's movie, It's justifiable. One clear message I got was how whacked Buddhist people are!?! I mean come on? Why do all movie people have such a little and completely misguided understanding of Buddhism. Buddhists don't meditate like that.The movie leaves you with just so many loose ends. It's like the writer has been indecisive of what the movie is going to be like. One time it gives the impression of being like a story based on aliens and It just changes without explanation. Maybe it was done intentionally to add an element of surprise, But obviously hasn't succeeded for me. Like for instance at first in the visions there are clearly aliens, and talk about a bridge across the whole universe and also Emma's curious questions about life on other planets. But all these lead to nothing and ends up with a totally different story based on time travel, which blows. I mean what about those "mandalas". What purpose do they serve. It's like I said. So many loose ends.But disregarding all the flaws in the flow of the story, I thought this movie was quite appealing. The visual effects, CGI, Gives this an extra edge which seems almost out of place. As ever Howard shore music add value. The poor cast really doesn't do that much justice either. For instance I've seen much better Kid actors in various other movies. But the director really seems to understand how kids work, how they think and their behavior. The enjoyment factor is above average for this movie. I mean as a kid, I would have been pretty much psyched about this movie. Oh, Simpler times! This really won my heart over until the last 3 minutes of the movie, Which leaves you dumbfounded and angry, why do they have to mess something beautiful like this. I mean It wasn't that great before that last bit, but that bit totally screws the whole movie up. Another good one ruined.

tree1957 It isn't coincidence that this is actually an intellectually interesting children's movie, taken from a famous science fiction story 'Mimsy were the Borogoves' written by Lewis Padgett (Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore). It is one of my favorite short stories, although the story ends differently, and they had to embellish the story for the movie. Still, the deviations are acceptable and in the spirit of the story, and I understand why the ending needed to be as it is for the movie.My six-year-old granddaughter was enrapt as she watched the movie tonight, and I am going to buy her the Mimsy doll for Christmas along with a copy of the movie.This movie is seriously satisfying to watch in many ways. It treats children as being intellectually worthy and really plays on their intuitive superiority. It addressed the dullness that takes place over time and the way our brain processes crystallize as we age. Richard Posner discusses this in more than one of his books on law and economics, but particularly in his book Aging and Old Age. One example that comes to mind is that even children's cameras are crappy, they are cheap items that don't have the capability of taking high-quality pictures, because, after all, they are just for children. I say hogwash to this, and I wonder what pictures would come of high quality, albeit necessarily sturdy cameras in the hands of young children. Children are underestimated, talked down to, and it is simply a joke that we as adults come off our pedestals to present things in ways that children can understand them, when in actuality, we need to raise ourselves to higher levels to comprehend the sensibilities of children. The short story 'Mimsy were the Borogroves' and to a lesser extent the movie 'The Last Mimsy' explores the possibilities of childhood and the potential of children, in hyperbole, but it is aiming at something real. At least, that is what I believe the authors intended to convey.This was a movie that needed to be made, and it was well done to boot. Great acting, and the shooting looked good, high quality all around. They obviously had to take some dramatic license. Much like the ghost in Hamlet, you have to accept the terms of the story as presented even though in reality it would be absurd. There is a lot to glean here.After reading many comments criticizing the movie for not following the short story as written, it may have turned out great had they followed the story, but it could NEVER have been a family movie. They chose a direction with their embellishments and likewise changed the ending to be consistent with a family movie. Is that really such a terrible thing to do?