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Nim's Island : 3 of 5
4.18.2008 6:44 AM \| Link	Since I'm not really a Jodie Foster fan, I wasn't sure that I would see this movie, but because the trailer seemed really fun and my parents enjoyed it so much, I went with my pal Melinda to see it. Actually we were the only ones in the theater, but even though audiences may have given up on Nim's Island, I really enjoyed it. The main surprise for me was that the trailer makes the movie seem to be a story about a scared city person's stay on a remote island with the little girl Nim, when actually the plot is all about the journey to get to the island. Once Jodie Foster's character finally makes it, the movie abruptly ends! But the character development is nice, though, focusing on an agoraphobic author who writes Indiana Jones style adventure novels without ever leaving her house. Nim is a cute girl living with her scientist father alone on their island, but she has to reach out for help (thank goodness for satellite internet!) when her dad is lost at sea. This is without a doubt a fantasy movie - there are lots of facts that you just have to accept and move on, like Nim's animal communication, the unlikely survival of Nim's dad, and so on. There's also an encounter with an unsavory cruise line, and the crew is so surreal that they might as well be pirates! But even with all the goofiness in the story, I was still interested throughout the film. Nim's Island is a nice relaxing movie that's good for a quick escape! Labels: movies


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