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...
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Nancy Drew
Teen 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…
Less2007Rating: PG, contains violence91 minsUSA
AdventureMystery
- Director:
- Andrew Fleming ('The In-Laws', 'The Craft')
- Writer:
- Andrew FlemingTiffany Paulsen
- Cast:
- Emma RobertsTate DonovanMax ThieriotAmy BrucknerKay Panabaker
Nancy Drew | Reviews
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Hollywood Reporter
The culture-clash procedural, which brings the small-town teen to big bad Hollywood, feels more perfunctory than inspired...
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San Francisco Chronicle
The 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...
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New York Post
A well-written and in many ways pleasing update of a character who has endured in print for 78 years...
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Los Angeles Times
Hopefully, the girls who see Nancy Drew this summer will take their cues from the smart, engaged, intellectually curious character Roberts so charmingly portrays...
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Christchurch Press
An 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...
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Nancy Drew is available to stream in New Zealand now on Apple TV.