Nim's Island

In an era when so many kids' movies rely on special effects and flashy animation to grab an audience's attention an old-fashioned adventure like Nim's Island is a refreshing island breeze

Merits a modest recommendation for its strong performances.

This film wants to be cute but is instead nauseatingly twee, and features what is by a great distance the weakest performance of Foster's career.

Particularly for young girls and their supportive parents, Nim's Island is an entertaining, empowering film -- don't miss it.