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Nancy Drew

Although I’m sure I had a better time than I would have if I’d seen another disappointing sequel, Nancy Drew, starring Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Rachel Leigh Cook & Tate Donovan, didn’t leave me with the extra pep in my step I expected from this movie.

For one, it was a little quiet. A movie targeted towards younger audiences is supposed to have a lively, energetic score and a rockin’ soundtrack. This movie had neither. Its score was old-fashioned, like Nancy Drew herself, and sparsely used, leaving many noticeable moments of silence-—so quiet you were afraid to laugh when it actually was funny. It made the ninety-nine minute film feel like a lifetime.

I blame my issues with John Flitter on the director who obviously couldn’t choose which witty sidekick remarks to leave in the film and, therefore, chose to keep them all. While some interjections had humor others were merely superfluous, even ruining the tone of some scenes. The director should have chosen the most pungent remarks and left the rest on the cutting room floor.

Emma Roberts was fine as Nancy Drew. My issue is that her conflicts were too easy to overcome. Mean girls at school eventually like her. Her old-fashioned clothes become the new style. The cute boy pining for her (Max Thieriot) isn’t at all deterred by her disinterest towards him and they, of course, end up together. She doesn’t even seem that scared or even annoyed when her life is in danger. She’s perfect, but great films thrive on conflict.

I didn’t feel like I’d wasted my money, but I just didn’t feel it had the energy or the humor appropriate for a film in its genre. Rent it if you like, but it’s not worth buying.

Written by: Katherine E. Webb

Reviewers Rating: 7
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