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As Good As It Gets

Absolutely Brilliant!

The acting in this movie is really good.

I just finished watching Nancy Drew and what can I say is this film is good for the people who like detective wannabe things and story is pretty good I really love it you know,I want to watch this movie but,I don't have time.I really love this the actress who play Nancy is pretty good she is cute and fun also.I think for film like this I think is so so because I have see a good detective films than this but,I enjoyed watching it.

The low rating is misleading. I felt compelled to write this so others looking for a fun family movie will have a real review.I read the books when I was a kid. I took my daughter to watch this movie. We all enjoyed it. They did a great job keeping to the original 60's Nancy Drew style while having the story set in present day LA. The film is original, witty, fast-paced and charming. The plot was easy enough for kids to follow, but interesting enough to keep adults engaged. Emma Roberts did a superb job and the rest of the cast was good. I continue to be baffled by the ratings here on IMDb: solid movies get bad ratings while blockbuster trash get higher ratings. It's become an instrument of the professional (paid) critics who are trying to control their public, rather than the public helping each other with honest input.

I saw this once before I started reading the books, and liked it. I decided to read the books, and I watched it again. Only then did I realize how TERRIBLY WRONG the movie was.Nancy Drew was not such a weak, goody-two-shoes bean pole in the classics. She was strong, stubborn, but still respected her father's wishes. She could take good care of herself. Emma Roberts looks nothing like Nancy Drew would.Carson Drew was never so... over-protective. Sure, he tried to keep Nancy safe, but he was also confident that his daughter could take care of herself.Ned was probably the WORST in inconsistency. They made him look like a desperate, love-sick puppy! Ned was no-where near being like that! And, he has dark brown hair, not blonde.Overall, I think the plot is a little over-the-top in accidents. Plus, the ending is a little hard to follow. I won't spoil anything, but just warning you.

I rented this for my 8 year old daughter several times, but never watched it with her (dad watched it with her instead). This 3rd time around, I was pulled in by the cool songs I was hearing in the movie. Turns out, the film is really well done. Directing, casting, production design--all nicely done. They've modernized Nancy and the story just a bit, but have kept it very sweet. This Nancy is a bit zanier than the Nancy I remember (the one from the first 50 or so novels was more serious), but she still comes off as intelligent, compassionate and an all around likable character. Ned is darling and Nany's young sidekick is hilarious. I agree with a previous reviewer who felt that some of the Los Angeles sets could have been a bit better, but I have to say I really loved the accuracy of the Old World mansion with it's style of the time (the 70's) popping up in parts of the house. Anyway, all in all it was a really fun movie!