The Last Mimzy

I'm exhausted today, and the things I want to write about my trip are too complicated to get into, so I'm just going to talk about one of the movies we watched instead.

I read Mimsy were the Borogoves in high school, and liked it well enough to still recall a good bit of it more than a decade and a half later. So, when I saw ads for The Last Mimzy, I suspected it was based on the story. Given my fondness for children's fantasy movies anyway, I was very interested to see it. Although I definitely have comments and critique, I have to say that I really enjoyed it regardless of any of the following, and do recommend it for kids who enjoy this sort of thing, and to adults who are willing to give the movie some leeway for not being rigorous enough science fiction to stand up to adult scrutiny very well*. Basically, the movie has a bunch of likeable actors playing very likeable characters with some fun special effects, some mild adventure, and some moderately nifty ideas (although not as nifty as those in the original story, sadly). If I needed a three-word review, "fun and pretty" would basically cover it. That said, it's still quite likely I'll buy it sooner or later; I enjoyed it that much, at least.

( minor spoilers )