
Variety
Purportedly an attempt to modernize the young detective's adventures for a new generation of tweens, the pic instead serves up stale mystery-movie cliches and overcooked red herrings in a thoroughly wooden adaptation...
Full reviewTeen detective Nancy Drew (Emma Roberts, niece of Julia) accompanies her father on a business trip to Los Angeles where she comes across clues to a murder mystery involving a famous Hollywood actress, Dehlia Draycott.
The other kids at Hollywood High can't figure her out. Everything about her is different – from her super-smarts and retro manners, to her penny loafers and perfect picnic lunches. But Nancy's got more important things to think about. Namely, a brand new mystery…
LessPurportedly an attempt to modernize the young detective's adventures for a new generation of tweens, the pic instead serves up stale mystery-movie cliches and overcooked red herrings in a thoroughly wooden adaptation...
Full reviewThe culture-clash procedural, which brings the small-town teen to big bad Hollywood, feels more perfunctory than inspired...
Full reviewThe mystery of Nancy Drew' is how a movie can get so many things right -- particularly the inspired casting of Emma Roberts as the spunky teenage sleuth -- yet ultimately disappoint...
Full reviewA well-written and in many ways pleasing update of a character who has endured in print for 78 years...
Full reviewHopefully, the girls who see Nancy Drew this summer will take their cues from the smart, engaged, intellectually curious character Roberts so charmingly portrays...
Full reviewAn over-abundance of Apple product placement and the appearance of Josh Flitter (Big Momma's House 2) as a really annoying wisecracking sidekick also threaten to derail any enjoyment of the film. Thankfully, it's Roberts to the rescue. Possessing far more charisma (and a good deal less horsiness) than her more famous aunt Julia, Roberts really shines...
Full reviewNancy Drew is available to stream in New Zealand now on Apple TV.
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