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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe newcomer kids are delightfully...kidlike. Cosmic bonus: "The Office's" Rainn Wilson plays a New Agey science teacher.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenA 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.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceMimzy, 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.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorA capable, if modest, charmer.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliFor 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.
- 60VarietyVarietyKids will like Mimzy if for no other reason than it doesn't talk down to them.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThis 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.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe 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.
- 50Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe best element of the movie is a subplot involving Noah's spiritually obsessed teacher (Rainn Wilson) and his wacky girlfriend (Kathryn Hahn), whose bumbling eccentricities give the movie an emotional liveliness it otherwise lacks.
- 50Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerThere is a dearth of good children's films right now, at least of the nonanimated variety, and undoubtedly The Last Mimzy will fill a vacuum for some families. But it's a default choice, not a prime pick.