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'Island' full of wonder; Pair team up, find courage and power of imagination.(SHOW)(MOVIES)
Washington Times, The, April, 2008
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Byline: Jenny Mayo, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Young girls and perhaps even boys will find plenty of wonders to marvel at and positive messages to digest in "Nim's Island," Fox Walden's big-budget adaptation of Wendy Orr's popular children's book. Adults, on the other hand, may get hung up on trite dialogue and overly melodramatic moments that stick out along the way.
The film chronicles parallel journeys undertaken by two female characters: an island-bound 11-year-old named Nim ("Little Miss Sunshine's" Abigail Breslin) and city-dwelling author Alexandra Rover ...
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