I sort of hate it when I get excited about a movie, because often it turns out to be, well, just plain lousy, and then I’m disappointed. I try not to get too worked up over the commercials, just in case.

But I just can’t help it, I’m feeling jazzed about The Last Mimzy. It’s not just the special effects in the commercials (those though are pretty nifty), it’s lots of things. It’s the cast, which includes both Rainn Wilson and Timothy Hutton (two of my favorites). It’s that the film is based upon Mimsy were the Borogoves by Lewis Padgett, something of a sci-fi classic for those who are so (geekily) inclined. It’s that it features precocious kids who know more than the adults, but part of the problem is that no one wants to listen to them and take them seriously (that’s gold, as far as I’m concerned, when it comes to children’s stories). It’s that Mimzy is a stuffed bunny that turns out to be some weird futuristic brain-altering device. How can you not be intrigued by that?

Mimzy opens tonight, and soon I’ll be able to see for myself if it is, indeed, as Variety called it, a “curious bandersnatch of a movie.” Unfortunately, their review is somewhat lukewarm, but does mention:

Kids will like “Mimzy” if for no other reason than it doesn’t talk down to them. And it imagines they will laugh and respond to the same things as adults, something adult filmmakers often have a problem understanding.

At least now I know my kids will likely love it, regardless of whether I do or not.

Are you feeling the Mimzy love? Do you like free stuff? Be sure to drop in over at Slice of Scifi; they’re holding a drawing and three lucky winners will receive Mimzy prize packs. I don’t know what’s in them, but that’s part of the fun.

Let me know your thoughts if you go see it. Have a great weekend!

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