Movie review: Nancy Drew



Well i cant really imagine myself sitting down and PAYING to watch this movie really. But if you would like to know why, i guess the above post will explain it all. I'm not here to rant about what happen at the outing. This IS afterall a movie review. One which my not-so-avid blog readers will need to read to gain a certain understanding before heading to the nearest cinema to catch that "all time best" movie they think it is. I lay the grounds. I set the standards. I'm not paid to do this but here i am doing this. So you can really trust this review. Yeah...

Ok so back to the review. Nancy Drew. The thing that one will 1st think when hearing the word "Nancy Drew" is the little girl who acts like an adult going on detective missions a.k.a sleuth wannabe wasabe. Come think about it, this Nancy girl has been with us since primary 1? So its been a really long loong loooong time. She's like the female version of Dick Tracy/Sherlock Holmes. But much cheesy. (I'll tell you more about that) Read on.

The show starts off in such a manner that an adult watching it would go: "Dammit! Could this movie get any cornier?" and/or "I paid $8.50(average) for this shit?!" Yes, my dear readers. It IS shit. The starting that is, and hey wait. Before you go thinking that the movie will be oh-my-god!-its-great! towards the middle. Wait. Its not THAT good. Afterall, this is a kiddy movie meant for youngsters like in the age range of 7-12? (Didnt i say Nancy Drew first came out during primary 1?)

Here's the plot, Nancy Drew goes to california with her father. Live in a house where a murdered movie actress once lived. So she's out to find the killer. Why? Because she's damn kaypo and that the local police cannot solve it. So a teenage girl could. Very interesting plot. Ends up messing around with some law firm, cost her father his job and getting single moms a new home. U cant imagine the link right? That why its interesting. Not good, best or 4-star rated. But Interesting.

Good part of the movie is that it is it is at least humorous, "action packed" and there's a twist towards the end. Some part of the movie is really funny. Especially her father and her "new" younger "boyfriend" who always tickle your funny bone when they appear in the scene.

Sadly, the cast was pretty bland and looks so normal. The girls weren't THAT hot. (Sad right guys?) But i must say one part which turns me off is the cheesy scene where Nancy is like the know-it-all in the principal's office recommending a CPR lesson for the whole school. Like WHAT THE HECK?! Might as well say "I want to suggest a HOME ECONS lesson" as well.... And ouh theres one scene in which Nancy manages to throw a 9 second ticking time-bomb in a man hole like some 20m away from her car. And she actually runs to the man hole to do it. I guess is that by the time she reaches the man hole it was already -3 seconds at least and that Nancy Drew is dead. But of course, the director cant have Nancy Drew dead in a Nancy Drew movie can they? Worst still, the bad guys acutally place the ticker bomb (like in the cartoons) on the seat of her car. Like dammit, she cant see it?! Hello?!

Conclusion: Catch this movie only when you have watched ALL the other month's movie and that you go on a Wednesday. Its cheaper. I give this shit, ooops, i mean sleuth movie 2.5 pine-apples. Could have been 2 if it weren't for the reasonably pretty lead actress.

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