blisterpeanuts
This movie has some serious deficiencies by modern standards: No sex. One kiss. A little bit of violence.Had it come out 40 years ago or so, it would be considered a classic. But in this cynical modern age--the worst aspects of which Nancy seems to reject--people are missing the ingredients that make for a successful Hollywood hit.I enjoyed the movie. It's a bit predictable, the children's acting is uneven, and the plot was a bit silly. But Emma Roberts as Nancy was outstanding. I enjoyed watching her interpret her character with such sincerity. She was witty, composed, in control, and powerful.My main regret is that they've waited so long to produce the sequel; Nancy was 16 or 17 when this movie was made, and she'll be 20 in 2011. But, Hollywood has a way with makeup and smoke and mirrors, so we may not notice too much of an age difference.
windtar
this movie was so childish.watch the old 1940's nancy drew movies, they are much much much better.the girl in the movie looks and acts like she's 13. nothing she does is believable.they took a series of good mystery books and turned it into a movie for 10 year olds who probably never even read her books.this movie was a insult to the nancy drew series.they need to make nancy like 19-21, and have more serious stuff.watch it if its free, and nothing else on.i rate it a 3 on a stink-a-roo meter
Sandro Tavares
I was changing channels on TV one night, "my favorite channel", when I stopped in the face of Emma Roberts as Nancy Drew. Definitely this is not the kind of movie I'm used to watch, also as I'm from Brazil, I didn't know nothing about this character of spy books for children very known in US. I even didn't know this young talented actress, niece of Julia Roberts. I can't say that I enjoyed this film, but Emma Roberts with the 50's style clothes and her gracious made me remember Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's! For now, I'm going to watch BLOW and ACQUAMARINE, in order to discovery a little bit more about Emma. Also waiting her to appear in comedy/romance (not the ones for teens) and drama movies, where I think she is very capable for. A promise of a great actress!
jarmic6
Nancy Drew is about this girl who loves to solve mysteries more than anything else. And she's pretty good at it. In her hometown, the police considers her a partner. Nancy's also into everything vintage. Her dressing code is 50s, she loves old music (vinyl only), etc. The thing is though, she has to move from her hometown to California as her dad (her mother died when Nancy was younger) found a pretty cool job there. So, she goes to California and there's a mystery and many people are involved in it and of course at the end, everything is great. Boring, huh? Nope. Because Andrew Fleming is a director who really understands how it is to be different. Having seen The Craft and Hamlet 2, I can't help but see how good he is at presenting characters who have nothing to do with the world that surrounds them. They are not cry babies, they don't try to adapt, they are not even fully aware of what's "wrong" with them. There are themselves, unpretentious and they don't even need to convince anyone that they are cool. They always manage to get by with what they got and at the end the rest of the world understands them (not always accepting them, though) .The cast of this film is also really good. Emma Roberts delivers a great performance. I can't imaging any other 16 year old girl acting so easy in those 50s clothes. Roberts looks really natural in her character. The way she walks, talks and even dances is special, but it always feels effortless. She is a very physical actress and her role in Nancy Drew, however challenging, shows someone with lots of abilities. That being said, I don't think I'll be watching Aquamarine to catch up with her stuff. Josh Flitter plays Corky, a 12 year old messed up, fat kid who likes Nancy and follows her everywhere. He is a pocket size John Belushi. I just couldn't stop laughing every time he was on screen.All in all, I really liked this one. Like the other Fleming films I've seen, it's pretty far from most comedies. It doesn't make fun of the characters in order to make us laugh. It has fun with them.
AD
