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'The Last Mimzy'.(Movie review)

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From: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
Date: 20070321
Author:Rickey, Carrie

Byline: Carrie Rickey

Those fluent in Jabberwock will recognize the phrase from Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass": "All mimsy were the borogoves."

You don't need to speak Jabberwock to enjoy "The Last Mimzy," an involving fantasy for beamish boys and girls _ and their parents. At moments, "Mimzy" captures the moonbeam awe of "E.T."

When scientists from the future send a box to the present, it is recovered by a school-age brother and sister from Washington state. At first they don't understand the significance of the assorted rocks, seashells, crystal card ...

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