Nancy Drew

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Overall 4 star rating3.88 of 5 (by 8 users)



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"Nancy Goes to Hollywood" in this film version of one of the most beloved book series from childhood, Nancy Drew. The teenage detective (played by Emma Roberts, previously seen in Aquamarine) is still "hooked on solving mysteries," just as she was in the series written by Carolyn Keene. She leaves her home, as well as pals Ned and Corky behind, and travels with her father to California, but still can't seem to give up sleuthing. Parents enjoyed sharing something from their own childhood with their kids. Nancy Drew wasn't "Academy Award winning by any stretch, but a nice piece of entertainment ... to be shared with kids" and "anything that encourages a child to pick up a book is good." "Nancy Drew shows young girls once again that it's okay to be different and smart."
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4 star rating Most Helpful
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Nancy Goes to Hollywood!
MAY
3
2008
The movie Nancy Drew is based on the hit series of books by the same name.  Nancy Drew is a teenager who has been hooked on solving mysteries for as long as I can remember.  I grew up reading these books and loved them.  They were creative and entertaining and I quickly became hooked on mysteries. ... read full review »
2009 Advisor
married, enjoying movies at home

BayouBengal
Liberty, MS
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3 star rating Most Helpful
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It got my daughter to want to read....
MAY
7
2008
Rented this as a video-too cheap for the theater....and was somewhat pleasantly surprised.  As a Nancy Drew fan growing up, I was somewhat upset about how they fudged around with the book and its re-occuring characters, but for my 8 year old daughter, it was inspiring, and she was asking to get Nancy... read full review »
2008 Advisor
a movie buff, comedy fan

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Montgomery, IL
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Nancy Drew Ratings and Reviews

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A mystery the whole family will be trying to solve.
Movie guru, first in line on opening weekend, a Bruce Willis fan

JUN
30
2007

I had no wanting to watch a movie like this at all. A 21 year old guy going into a movie theater full of young girls to watch a Nancy Drew movie just sounds wrong. But I was literally dragged to the movie theater by a few girls I know and they deceived me by all buying tickets for this movie instead of Spiderman 3, which I thought I was going to see for a second time. I'm still upset about that; thinking about it right now is making me upset. But I have to say... for being a movie aimed at young girls and families, I semi enjoyed it.

Plot: Young detective Nancy Drew travels to Los Angles where her...

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4 star rating
2008 Contributor
Mr----X
North Syracuse, NY



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The Case of the Misplaced Detective
movie connoisseur, psychotronic genius, Movie guru

JUL
1
2007
Since 1930, teen detective Nancy Drew has bee thrilling readers – mainly 8- to 12-year old girls – with her adventures. She first appeared in a series of novels issued by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, written by a series of ghostwriters using the house pen name Carolyn Keene, calculated to reproduce the success they’d had with the Hardy Boys. Nancy succeeded as much because she was a fantasy character as from any intrigue from the formula plots of the books. In the 1930s and ‘40s, she was the model teenage girl – attractive, athletic, sharp minded, respectful, industrious. If she had an... read full review »
4 star rating
gamera23
Chicago, IL



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Action for the Teen Set
Movie Reviewer, Mother of 10 year old girl

JUN
23
2007
Intro
Nancy Drew is a classic character for young girls, created by Carolyn Keene. Around more than 75 years, this teenage detective has appeared in books, television, and movies. For young girls of today that have role models such as Raven and Hannah Montana, here's yet another different type of role model in Nancy Drew. Out with a new film starring Emma Roberts, Nancy Drew shows young girls once again that it's okay to be different and smart.

Here's a list of ways to solve mysteries the Nancy Drew way:

1. Even though your father has forbade you to do any sleuthing, wanting you to be a more "normal"... read full review »
4 star rating
2009 Advisor
LauraBelle
South Elgin, IL



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adorable and fun
Mother of 10 year old girl, very picky about kids films

NOV
16
2007
What a cute movie -- my 10-yar old loved it!  Emma Roberts is adorable.  I'm a Nancy Drew fan from way back, and was afraid they'd lose the character by trying to modernize her, but over all, a really nice job!  We're hoping the DVD is out before Christmas -- it's a perfect gift for girls in this age bracket.
5 star rating
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auntbook
Cleveland, OH



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Love Nancy Drew...but
into Independent Films, a movie buff, watching chick flicks, watching with kids, a comedy fan

JUL
10
2008
So... I loved Nancy Drew as a kid... but this is not the same Nancy Drew.  The movie was ok, nothing amazing.  The acting was alright too.  This is a good movie to watch with younger ones.
3 star rating
reviewer 2008 Reviewer
Meaghan
Waterford, OH



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family time
a movie buff, txtng dly

AUG
24
2008
this movie is good for the whole family
4 star rating
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jasmin78
Fresno, CA



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