Noah and Emma are little kid spending the weekend with their mother Jo (Joely Richardson) at their family cottage. The kids find a strange box while playing on the shore. The box turns out to have strange rocks and glass and a stuff bunny named Mimzy.The premise of the story is compelling. The idea, that little kids have greater understanding while the adults are either disbelieving or too stupid to grasp, is a very powerful one. For 2/3 of this movie, it had me on the edge of my seat.The last act with the introduction of Homeland Security is too heavy handed. Their escape is too unrealistic. In fact, the whole climax lacks the drama needed. And the explanation lacks the magic that was promised by stuff bunny.

People on IMDb are comparing this film to lots of others, none of which I've seen, so I can't comment on that aspect. "The Last Mimzy" from 2007 is a children's' film that adults will also enjoy. It stars Timothy Hutton, Joely Richardson, Rainn Wilson, Michael Clark Duncan, Chris O'Neil and Rhiannon Leigh Wryn.The story concerns a brother and sister who find a box in the ocean that contains toys with magical powers. The sister becomes attached to one of the toys, a bunny that is named Mimzy and who seems to give her messages.This is a fantasy, quasi-sci fi film that touches on several philosophies, including Buddhism and metaphysics, and it's also a bit of a mystery. It did remind me of one film I've seen, ET. The kids were cute and believable as brother and sister. Rainn Wilson, as the boy's science teacher, had the showiest role, and he brought a lot to it.I can't say too much about it except that it's a decent story with nice effects that kids should enjoy. For the adults, well, it's good to be reminded once in a while in this high tech world of the importance of humanity.

I watched this film with my son. It is rare to find a "kids" film that is captivating for an adult without the all too relied upon adult themes especially violence. This film has heart, adventure and spiritual possibility through the beauty and purity of children. The adults who trust the children are richly rewarded and those in fear learn to trust and love - a gorgeous message. The Sci Fi/ Spiritual theme is refreshing and empowering to watch. With the planet in high fear momentum it is interesting to watch how the adults in the film react to the unknown and the children open and of course save humanity. Well cast with the right roles of the children and teacher shining. Not giving anything away it is a special film I will enjoy owning and watching again with the family.

It's classified as a kids movie, but really, it is more than that. Some how, we are approaching the end of the day, not in the way people may interpret from the Bible, but instead, Human are already digging their own hell and creating their heaven depending on how they would like to use their mind to work for them. At the end of the movie, the future human have super powers to fly off the sky, as light as an angel. But aren't all baby born like an angel, and everyone were once a baby? What happened when we grow? Why can we only find that pure love and whole hearted passion for life only from a child? From a child's eye, it does not make sense to find it hard accepting new things (unlike the child's nanny or parents), but simply to recognize things as it is. Place no judgment on things but to enjoy them.Don't you agree? That when you polish your heart back to as a child, you too can start to fly and see only the beauty in the world?