Hepcat, OSFO and I rushed over to the Pavillion to see "The Last Mimzy" last night and we were not disappointed. It definitely falls into the category of a kid’s film that can be thoroughly enjoyed by parents. Still, I found the filmmaking to be very stiff despite the fact that they had a cast of great actors and a good, good story.

The director, Bob Shaye, just didn’t bring the material to life. And that’s a shame. The parents were particularly bad and unbelievable. Completely. And they’re good actors: Joely Richardson and Timothy Hutton (yes, Timothy Hutton, heartthrob to us 1970’s high school girls).

The kids and the science teacher and his wife, however, are really excellent and manage to enliven the film despite the bad direction.

I personally enjoyed what the New York Times called the "overstuffed" quality of the story even if it’s true. While the story manages to include Tibetian Buddhism, Lewis Carroll, time travel, palm reading, telepathy, and homeland security, it’s a fun movie and I know we’ll be watching it again with OSFO.

However, I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE BLATANT PRODUCT PLACEMENT IN THE CENTER OF THE STORY FOR INTEL. I mean, was that supposed to be comedy.

I enjoyed the film’s new-agey, suspend your disbelief, Tibetian Buddhist aspect. Bottom line: OSFO loved it, I liked it a lot (despite reservations), and Hepcat remembers reading the original story and said it’s very good.