Synopsis
Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine.
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Cast
- Joely RichardsonJo Wilder
- Rainn WilsonLarry White
- Rhiannon Leigh WrynEmma Wilder
- Kathryn HahnNaomi Schwartz
- Chris O'NeilNoah Wilder
- Timothy HuttonDavid Wilder
- Michael Clarke DuncanNathanial Broadman
- Kirsten AlterSheila Broadman
- Irene SnowTeacher in Meadow
- Marc MussoHarry
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
The newcomer kids are delightfully...kidlike. Cosmic bonus: "The Office's" Rainn Wilson plays a New Agey science teacher. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
A reasonably engaging movie filled with fun visual effects and an appealing tone reminiscent of a certain Spielberg movie about an out-of-his-element extraterrestrial. - 70
Village Voice
Mimzy, whose charmingly retro FX date to around 1985, won't post Peter Jackson figures at the box office, but you can't say that Shaye doesn't have the magic touch. - 70
L.A. Weekly
A capable, if modest, charmer. - 63
ReelViews
For adults, while The Last Mimzy is not unpleasant, it lacks the polish and substance to be anything more than an opportunity to attend a movie with one's family. The film does a lot of things but it never fully satisfies. - 60
Variety
Kids will like Mimzy if for no other reason than it doesn't talk down to them. - 50
Austin Chronicle
This children's sci-fi movie should be palatable to the young and old alike, yet it's ultimately more a mild diversion than a magical adventure. - 50
Chicago Tribune
The sense of the unknown that "Padgett" created are largely absent. And the movie fails to supply us with an antagonist to work up some dramatic conflict. Nor are the toys themselves very interesting and Mimzy is a toy bunny of no distinction.
