Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Last Mimzy Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  The newcomer kids are delightfully...kidlike. Cosmic bonus: "The Office's" Rainn Wilson plays a New Agey science teacher.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  A 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.

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• 60

  out of 100

  Variety

  Kids will like Mimzy if for no other reason than it doesn't talk down to them.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The film feels as if it's trying to force a sense of wonder and awe upon its youthful audience, rather than simply letting an intriguing story unfold naturally.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  Being a "family film" may excuse many faults, considering the intended audience, but it's hard to think of a recent movie that has more determinedly married the engaging with the banal.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis

  Despite leaden direction and a story crammed with pseudoscientific flotsam -- including palm reading, levitation, time travel and telepathy -- The Last Mimzy is a wholesome, eager entertainment that doesn't talk down.

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