Nim's Island Reviews

1. "There’s a lot to like about spunky Breslin, even when she’s unnecessarily recapping events or recapitulating “Home Alone” as she chases caricatured cruise-ship tourists from her island. She’s a charismatic, energetic presence at the heart of the film, much as she was in “Little Miss Sunshine".
- Metromix Chicago

2. "...but some nice scenery, an unexpectedly funny performance by Jodie Foster and an unflaggingly spunky Abigail Breslin make for above average family entertainment."
- Tv Guide

3. "Breslin is on the surest footing here. She instinctively knows how broadly to play the young heroine, making her game feisty but still a little girl terrified over her missing dad."
- The Hollywood Reporter

4. "Breslin tones down the perky effusiveness of her Little Miss Sunshine character to create a believable child who has never known any life but the one she's living."
- The Austin Chronicle

5. "...and Breslin is maturing into an actress of interestingly spacey grace."
- The Boston Globe

6. "Both Breslin and Butler (who also plays the novels' Alex Rover character in fantasy sequences) have charm, and they -- along with the computer-enhanced animals -- occasionally rise above the uninspired direction and endless incredulities to give the movie its smattering of enjoyable moments."
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer

7. "...while Breslin (who basically talks to herself and her animals throughout the film) is a breath of fresh air as the wide-eyed protagonist, who concocts and executes a delicious plan in which flying lizards are used to bombard fat (Brisbane) tourists. Abigail Bresnan does a splendid job as the plucky heroine who is left alone when her scientist father goes missing during a storm at sea. She is able to deliver even some rather lame lines with conviction and her feelings all register on her cute face."
- Urban Cinefile

8. "Part of the film’s winning magic is the combined performance of the child star Abigail Breslin and the versatile Jodie Foster in her first comic role."
- CBCP Cinema

9. "Breslin is a wonderfully talented child actress and Nim is an adorable little girl."
- Commentary Track

10. "That leaves a lot on the 11-year-old shoulders of the ubiquitous Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, Definitely, Maybe), whose now-famous toothy grin looks absolutely genuine as she rappels through the jungle and talks to the animals (a sea lion, a pelican and a bearded dragon lizard), all of whom talk back in their own fashion and play and dance with her as if she were Bindi The Jungle Girl."
- Jam! Movies

11. "Oscar nominee Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) is cute and perky in this message movie that’s all about believing in yourself. Breslin seems at home amongst her animal co-stars and she’s fine opposite Butler as her dad."
- About.com

12. "Likewise, Abigail Breslin continues to become one of this generation's best young actresses with yet another performance that calls on her to be a vulnerable child, a courageous young girl and a mini-action hero all in one."
- The Independent Critic

13. "The film is also well acted; Abigail Breslin as Nim is wonderfully charming..."
- Big Picture, Big Sound

14. "The cherubic Breslin, who gets first billing here, continues to impress."
- Cinemattraction

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