| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...it could have been worse." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Bill Zwecker |
"A disappointing revival of a classic character." more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"...for all its limitations, I sort of liked the movie." more... |
B- |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"Why does a movie so dolled up with oodles of stylistic doodles fall so flat? " more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Jesse Hassenger |
"...a snappy charmer." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden |
"A perky yet listless split-personality update for the amateur sleuth." more... |
C |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"Emma Roberts...makes a splendid teen sleuth..." more... |
B- |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...(sacrifices) the sturdy mechanics of a decent thriller in order to pursue tired jokes and second-hand atmospherics." more... |
D |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Nancy Drew is an effective translation of the source material, but that's not necessarily a good thing." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"The mystery of Nancy Drew' is how a movie can get so many things right...yet ultimately disappoint. " more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak |
"The teen parties and sidekick silliness are time filler, and not very good filler either..." more... |
C |
USA Today
Scott Bowles |
"...the fish-out-of-water jokes often fall flat..." more... |
C |
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