Based on the acclaimed sci-fi short story by Lewis Padgett?? The Last Mimzy tells the story of two children who discover a mysterious box containing strange devices they think are toys. As the siblings explore the unique objects?? they begin to display higher and higher intelligence levels -- growing far beyond genius. Realizing that something extraordinary is happening?? the children embark on a mission to save our future before time runs out and things quickly spin wildly out of control.
]]>Amazon.comComparisons with E.T. are inevitable?? but the more modest The Last Mimzy is based on the classic short story " Were the Borogoves??"by Lewis Padgett (a pseudonym for husband-and-wife writing team Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore)?? that anticipated Steven Spielberg's extraterrestrial f"tasy by nearly four decades. Chris O'Neil and Rhiannon Leigh Wryn give winning?? naturalistic performances as siblings Noah and Emma?? whose lives are transformed by a box of mysterious objects they find on the beach outside the family's Seattle vacation home. Among its contents is a stuffed rabbit that Emma names Mimzy and becomes quite attached. Noah and Emma are your typical outsiders. He is not good at sports?? and she is interested in astronomy and plays the violin. But the objects work wonders on them. Their brainpower increases exponentially?? Noah is able to drive a golf ball hundreds of yards?? and Emma begins to communicate telepathically with Mimzy?? who reveals his true identity and purpose. Rainn Wilson of The Office displays an off-center charm as Mr. White?? Noah's New Age-y science teacher?? who discovers similarities between No