REVIEW *SPOILERS
A wonderful film for the whole family. And just think only one explosion - a natural volcano.
Abigail Breslin(Nim) is such a sweet, natural actress that she very easily carries the title role. Nim is resourceful, brave and smart. She lives on a remote island with her father Jack Rusoe (Gerry Butler), a ocean scientist. He goes out to sea to look for protozoa on an overnight trip. Nim begs to stay behind so she can help the sea turtle hatchlings. All is well until a storm.
She handles the storm that nearly tears her home apart, putting everything back together. She gets rid of a tour boat that happens by, by rigging up a lizard catapult. She even answers a message from the author Alex Rover and climbs a cliff to check out the volcano. But when her father is still missing after the 4th day because of the storm, she succombs to being a little girl wanting her father.
The big storm ruined his sail and motor. With no tools, he has still managed to rig a pump to get the water out of the boat.
When Nim contacts Alex again saying she needs help, the writer, who is really a woman terrified of going out of her home, argues with her alter ego, Alex Rover(also Butler) the hero of the books she writes. Her fight with herself/Alex, getting out of the house to "be the hero of her own story and go help that little girl" is funny and well done.
The Animal friends who live with, and help Nim, are Selki the seal, a lizard named Fred, and Galileo, the Pelican. It is Galileo who is the hero of the story. He dives for fish for Jack to eat, and piles them in the boat. He flies back to the island and snatches Jacks tool belt away from where Nim is using it, and takes it to Jack so he can rig a sail and get back home.
As Nim and Alexandra are discussing the future, way out at sea she sees a speck and then as it grows larger, realizes it is Galileo and as he flies toward the island Nim sees the boat bringing her father. As the 3 meet on the beach, Galileo flies overhead - a friend, and the hero of this story.
Highly recommended for families and all who have an inner child. 8/10
1 comment:
Wow! That was quite the story telling! Im quite amazed at all the things you've done! No wonder your soo happy! Well I hope you had your fun and excitement. In the mean while, as winters kicking in right now, we might be expecting some change! A change in weather hopefully to the better :} I dunno, some how reading about what you wrote makes me remember things that I never thought I would have ever remembered, funny how that works doesn't it??
-Much LoVe
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