DVD Review

Nim's Island (2008)

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LOST AND FOUND Jodie Foster helps Abigail Breslin find her father on Nim's Island

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Release Date: Apr 04, 2008; Rated: PG; DVD Release Date: Aug 05, 2008; Genres: Action/Adventure, Kids & Family; With: Abigail Breslin and Jodie Foster; Distributor: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation

By Ty Burr

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A pleasant if far-fetched children's book adaptation, Nim's Island lets Foster flex her comedy muscles for the first time since, what, Maverick? Freaky Friday? If you get bored by all the cross-cutting between Breslin on her island, agoraphobic author Foster coming to her rescue, and Gerard Butler at sea, flip the audio to the adorable commentary track with the two female stars — it's like a pajama party hosted by the Academy. B-

Posted Aug 01, 2008

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