Nim's Island

Starring: Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler, et al.

Product Description

Anything can happen on Nim's Island, a magical place ruled by a young girl's imagination. It is an existence that mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover- the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from their island, a twist of fate brings her together with Alexandra. Now, they must draw courage from their fictional hero, Alex Rover, and find strength in one another to conquer Nim's Island.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 024543527527
• Release Date: September 2014
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Publisher: 20th Century Fox
• Directors: Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett
• Starring: Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler, Alphonso McAuley, Morgan Griffin, Jay Laga'aia, Sean Keenan, Maddison Joyoce, Rhonda Doyle, Christopher Baker
• Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.2" x 0.6"

Customer Reviews

The writer, the scientist, and the island.

Nim Rusoe (Abigail Breslin) lives on an unknown island with her scientist father, Jack (Gerard Butler). One day, her father sets out on the sea to make a discovery. Unfortunately, there was a storm, and her father did not return. Therefore, Nim turns to her adventure book hero, Alex Rover, to help her find her father. Well, you guessed it, Alex is Alexandra Rover (Jodie Foster), the writer of adventure novels. Can Alexia overcome her agoraphobia and help Nim? Meantime, back at the ranch or island, Nim but throat off an invasion from a ship, "The buccaneer." Loosely based on the story "Nim's Island" by Wendy Orr, with all its hokeyness and predictability, could well turn out to be one of the best kids' films available. There is no underlying moral claptrap; it is just pure fun adventure. The only real problem is that they crank the music scenes up so loud that you cannot hear the dialog, or is it the dialog so low that when you turn the sound up, the music decibels shake the whole abode. ----------------------------------- The film was just asking for the Blu-ray treatment, and even with Blu-ray and a big screen, it is impossible to tell when Nim’s anthropomorphic friend lizard "Fred" is animal, CGI, rubber, or a hybrid of all three.