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Rating: 6.1/10 by 509 users

Nancy Drew (2007)

Intrepid teenage private eye Nancy Drew heads to Tinseltown with her father to investigate the unsolved murder of a movie star in this old-fashioned whodunit based on Carolyn Keene's popular series of books for young adults. But can the small-town girl cut through the Hollywood hype to solve the case?

Directing:
  • Andrew Fleming
  • Susan Malerstein
  • Eric Tignini
Writing:
  • Andrew Fleming
  • Tiffany Paulsen
  • Mildred Wirt Benson
  • Tiffany Paulsen
  • Edward Stratemeyer
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Jun 15, 2007

Rating: 6.1/10 by 509 users

Alternative Title:
Nancy Drew: Záhada v Hollywoodu - CZ
Nancy Drew: The Mystery in Hollywood Hills - NL
Frøken Detektiv - Nancy Drew - NO

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 39 minutes
Budget: $20,000,000
Revenue: $30,715,465

Plot Keyword: rescue, california, dream, based on novel or book, escape, chase, kidnapping, detective, flashback, murder, hollywood, explosion, surveillance, nancy drew
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Emma Roberts
Nancy Drew
Max Thieriot
Ned Nickerson
Josh Flitter
Corky Veinshtein
Tate Donovan
Carson Drew
Marshall Bell
John Leshing
Daniella Monet
Inga Veinshtein
Bruce Willis
Bruce (uncredited)
Laura Harring
Dehlia Draycott
Barry Bostwick
Dashiel Biedermeyer
Cliff Bemis
Chief McGinnis
David Doty
Father Murray
Caroline Aaron
Barbara Barbara
Phil Abrams
Principal Fineman
Joanne Baron
Costume Lady
Ryan Raddatz
Assistant Director
Adam Goldberg
Arrogant Director Andy
Elyssa Davalos
Twin Palms Manager
Kaitlyn Van Item
Allie Brighton
Robert Merrill
'New Century' Actor
Lindsay Sloane
Boutique Clerk
Amanda Alva
'No' Woman

Kamurai

Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. While I don't enjoy the aspect of shoving an addiction (actually compulsion) story into a Nancy Drew story (as she has to stop sleuthing), and I don't enjoy the relocation aspect of a world they built so well so quickly, this movie has far more benefits than drawbacks. Once we get past the awkward "lying to your parents" aspect of the story that usually gets attributed to drugs and alcohol, the actual "sleuthing" is really fun and present in a charming and light-hearted way. The mystery itself is actually complex enough to keep you interested throughout the movie, and the characters are fun, if eccentric. Having a "world's clash" aspect to the story seemed unnecessary, and that's the only real hang up this movie had. Firstly the movie was supposed to be the opening of a potential franchise to revitalize the Nancy Drew brand, but instead of giving it a strong opening movie, they jumped right in as if there were already 3 movies and they had already jumped the shark a second time. I had several young people ask me if "Nancy Drew was a thing?". Because it was mistreated in the writing process, what should have been a great movie is only a good movie. I really liked this though: Emma Roberts showed early that she was up to carrying a movie, and I love that Rachel Leigh Cook ("She's All that") got involved as she was from a different novel based franchise ("The Babysitter's Club") that also didn't take off.


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