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Nancy Drew (2007) DVD Review
Nancy Drew (2007) DVD Credits:
Nancy Drew (2007) Directed by:
Andrew Fleming
Nancy Drew (2007) Written by:
Tiffany Paulsen, Andrew Fleming
Nancy Drew (2007) Cast:
Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Max Thieriot, Tate Donovan, Rachael Leigh Cook
Nancy Drew (2007) Released by:
Not available at this time
Region:
1
Nancy Drew (2007) DVD Release Date:
10th March 2008
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Nancy Drew (2007) Synopsis:

Based on characters created by Carolyn Keene, Nancy Drew follows Nancy (Emma Roberts) as she accompanies her father Carson (Tate Donovan) to Los Angeles on one of his business trips and stumbles across evidence about a long-unsolved crime involving the mysterious death of a beautiful movie star. Nancy's resourcefulness and personal responsibility are put to the test when she finds herself in the middle of the fast-living, self-indulgent world of Hollywood.

Nancy Drew (2007) DVD Review:

Nancy Drew brings the classic girl into modern times, but decides that she should still have the same sensibilities and style as the Nancy from the past. It actually fits well considering vintage clothing has become a new style fad, but because Nancy is still just in high school it isn’t cool to be fashionable if it means you stick out and look different. For that reason we are led to believe that the overachieving Nancy doesn’t really fit in when she moves to Hollywood. In truth she fits in fine, in just about any situation, and that is what makes the film enjoyable. Emma Roberts gives a sweet and wholesome performance that reminds me of Anne Hathaway’s performance in The Princess Diaries.

When Nancy moves out to Hollywood she promises her father that she will stop sleuthing, but she has purposefully made sure they rent in an old house with a movie history and mystery. A movie star Dehlia Draycott died in the house, and Nancy thinks there is a suspicious reason for her death. The deeper she digs, the more she breaks her promise to her father (Tate Donovan), and the more she seems to upset people. This is how she knows she is getting closer to the truth. Nancy comes with a crew of sidekicks, including her boyfriend Ned (Max Thieriot). While Roberts is remarkably charming and an engaging film personality, she is hardly ever matched on film. Thieriot is particularly stiff and painful to watch. Each time I see him on film it becomes more and more obvious that he is being sold as a teenage heartthrob, an early Paul Walker, but the poor kid should be modeling clothes for Gap advertisements instead of acting.

Mostly it’s just a good natured and wholesome kid’s film, which is a perfect fit for the adaptation of a book series that followed the same example. The DVD is also appropriately geared towards younger crowds, with music videos and interviews with the kid actors. The gag reel is especially a big guarantee for laughs.

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Nancy Drew (2007) DVD review written by: Ryan Izay

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