Mimzy Whimzy

There are very few movies out there that strike that childlike chord with me. I don't mean nostalgic like watching the original Superman. I mean that somehow make you transform, as you are watching it, into a child. You have wonder, hope and a feeling that maybe, just maybe, there is a bit of magic in the world. Two movies that do that for me are Flight of the Navigator (1986) and Batteries Not Included (1987). These movies may seem dated and even corny but there is something about them. The Last Mimzy is now one of these movies in my book.
Mimzy is a stuffed rabbit found by boy and his little sister as they are playing on the beach. Life isn't horrible for these children. There father is a workaholic but they do have a nice vacation home on the beach. They are just ordinary. When they find Mimzy and some other strange artifacts on the beach something starts to happen to them. Mimzy attaches herself to the little girl with whom she communicates through a quiet purring sound and the boy is fascinated with a shard of colored glass. At first it's just childlike chatting and curiosity but then both children develop unusual abilities that include telepathy, increased intelligence and talking to insects. There is also the curious picture in a copy of Alice in Wonderland. The picture shows the real Alice holding what appears to be a stuffed rabbit and it looks just like Mimzy. Coincidence? It will keep you wondering. The children's abilities draw attention to them from the spacey science teacher who thinks the children are some kind of reincarnations of Tibetan Lamas, to the Department of Homeland Security who don't know what to think of them. The truth about why Mimzy is there does come out and then the race is on to return Mimzy to where she came from in time to save her own life and the lives of those that sent her.
By the end of the movie you will look in the mirror and see yourself or rather your inner child. And maybe, like me, you will find yourself on ebay bidding on a Mimzy. You will have to have one. Because you will miss your inner child...and your Mimzy.