We meet 10-year-old Noah Wilder ( Chris O’Neil) and his younger sister Emma ( Rhiannon Leigh Wryn) who find a mysterious box on the beach that contains some strange devices they think are toys including a beat-up stuffed toy rabbit who Emma calls Mimzy. Kuttner and Moore believed the poem may have actually been a communication with hidden meaning from the future so the movie expands on this idea. Moore (who wrote under the pseudonym Lewis Padgett) The Last Mimzy makes reference to Lewis Carroll’s famous nonsensical poem “Jabberwocky” which appeared in his novel Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. The Last Mimzy is released in UK cinemas on Friday 30th March 2007.Based on a 1943 short story “Mimsy Were the Borogroves” by Henry Kuttner and his wife C.L. Strip that away, though, and you're left with a low-key sci-fi that has an offbeat charm all its own. "Am I the only one who doesn't have a clue what's going on?" says Duncan at one point, a sentiment that's sure to be shared by viewers bemused by references to Buddhist drawings, astrological configurations and nanobot technology. Used correctly, however, they can create a portal to the future - not to mention a massive power surge that soon has Homeland Security agent Michael Clarke Duncan hammering at their door. Sustained exposure to these playthings has a dramatic impact on the kids' IQ, much to the amazement of their parents (Timothy Hutton, Joely Richardson) and teacher (Rainn Wilson). Menacing: a sea shell-shaped transmitter, nine levitating rocks and a beaten-up stuffed rabbit five-year-old Emma immediately christens Mimzy. There's also a whiff of Hellraiser in the mysterious puzzle box Seattle siblings Noah (Chris O'Neil) and Emma (Rhiannon Leigh Wryn) find washed ashore near their holiday home. The result is an appealing blend of whimsy, philosophy and scientific conjecture that plays like ET with a BSc. For that you can thank New Line boss Bob Shaye, who was so drawn to this fantastical tale of time-travelling toys that he chose to direct it himself. Taking its title from Lewis Carroll, its plot from Spielberg and its New Age detail from sources too numerous to mention, The Last Mimzy must rank as one of the more curious titles to emerge from a major Hollywood studio.
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