Nancy Drew

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Legendary teenage sleuth Nancy Drew enters the 21st century in this feature film from director Andrew Fleming (NIXON THE CRAFT) In Nancy's (Emma Roberts) latest mystery she & her father (Tate Donovan) make a temporary move from rural River Heights to Los Angeles Determined to make the most of her stay Nancy has chosen them a rental home with a notorious past the mysterious death of its owner starlet Dehlia Draycott in the early 1980s The closer Nancy edges towards the truth the more trouble she encounters from someone who clearly doesn want the mystery solved To make matters worse old-fashioned Nancy doesn quite fit in with the cool kids--or anyone else--at Hollywood High except for younger would-be Romeo Corky (Josh Flitter) Screenwriters Fleming & Tiffany Paulsen do not try to make over this beloved character into a modern teen Instead they make earnest Nancy simply a girl who likes old-fashioned things outfits that include penny loafers & coordinated knee socks headbands & homemade knee-length dresses; her classic roadster convertible; impeccable manners; & her housekeeper homemade baked goods Roberts--the daughter of Eric Roberts & niece of Julia Roberts--is affable as Nancy Even Bruce Willis (playing himself in a cameo) can resist her charms Rachel Leigh Cook Barry Bostwick & Marshall Bell also star as characters whose lives will change significantly if Nancy can solve the mystery & Max Thieriot plays her smitten hometown boyfriend Ned Nickerson This is a fun blast from the past for women who grew up reading Carolyn Keene classic novels as well as for young girls who are enjoying THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK or THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE for the first time