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Harriet The Spy

1996, Movie, PG, 101 mins

Harriet The Spy: Review

With its jaundiced worldview and glum, introverted protagonist, Louise Fitzhugh's Harriet the Spy is an oddity among children's books -- which is precisely why it's so well-loved. This busy, boisterous adaptation misses the point, jerking the story out of its Manhattan context (it's now set in bland suburbia) and reinventing aspiring novelist Harriet (Michelle Trachtenberg) as a kooky fresh kid. Playing Harriet's nanny, Rosie O'Donnell is on hand to dispense wisdom when the ... read more leave a comment