The film hits its stride in fantasy, but its reality scenes trip over obvious dialogue
di Tasha Robinson The Los Angeles Times
Over the last five years, Walden Media has become a reliable purveyor of big, bright family fantasies such as "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," "Bridge to Terabithia" and "Charlotte's Web." But there have been missteps along the way ("Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium," "The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising").
Walden's latest, "Nim's Island," veers perilously close to the negative side of the tally sheet. The premise, from the book by Wendy Orr, is terrific, but the execution seems designed to make all but the youngest viewers fling copies of the book at the screen in frustration. [...]
di Tasha Robinson, articolo completo (3881 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 4 aprile 2008