Customer Reviews

Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost

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I suppose Roxy is meant to be sassy and precocious, but she just comes off as being bratty and in need of a lot of time out in her room. She repeatedly mouths off to adults, breaks laws, and never obeys any rules her mother does try to set. She's rude and inconsiderate to her family members. Not at all a good role model.

The movie is watchable. The actress playing Roxy is cute as a button. Some of the sets are very good. The mansion Roxy lives in is fascinating, although you do have to wonder how her mother can afford it on a bank teller's salary. There is also a gorgeous library, which is unfortunately run by a very stereotypical nerdy librarian. A lot of the characters are one dimensional stereotypes--the crabby bank lady, for instance. Small town life is depicted like something out of the 1950s. Neither the bank or the library has computers.

The plot is rather thin and doesn't really add up. Roxy's great detective skills are just coincidences and wild guesses that always just happen to be right.

I'd pass on this one. It isn't wretched, but with Roxy's behavior problems, why bother with a so-so plot.

First off, this is a movie for young tween-age girls. A MOVIE. If you are frightened that your child will have a personality over-haul from watching a 90 minute fictional movie, then perhaps you had best skip it.

That being said, my 8.5 yo daughter liked the movie, liked the plot, and liked that the lead character showed independence and spirit. She questioned things, was intelligent, and yes, had a bit of an attitude. What girl does not? It was a nice movie, moved quickly, no real scarey things,and a nice ending. Very family appropriate!

My 3yr old son and I love Roxy Hunter. The story is charming, funny, and has just the right ammount of suspence for young viewers! It is a welcome break from all the cartoons my son watches!

Roxy Obnoxious... and her Erratic Moodiness
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....................................................................................................................................................................................... Roxy Hunter & The Mystery of the Moody Ghost aired today on Nickelodeon. Roxy is an obnoxious little girl with a bland, passive sidekick (friend who is staying with them because his parents are very "absent".) Her mom is overly perky and passive with an overly perky love interest at her work. This plot is seriously lacking. Roxy, continually spouting nonsense and her obnoxious mouth, was an immediate turn-off. She's rude, demanding, picks fights and has far too much attitude, not only for a little girl, but for anyone. I think they attempted to show her as smart and bold but it comes off horribly. Not a good role-model for children. Not only that, but the "plot" involves lying to her mother, threatening to run away when grounded (grounded, yeah right, she sneaks away again and steals files from the local bank), hiding a grown man in their attic, kidnapping, locking a child in a crypt, and travelling with strangers in their cars. Three bright spots were the creepy, overly-intelligent librarian... he was well cast, the comedic presence of the man from the attic and Roxy's kindness to the elderly "Miss Moody". Overall, poor acting, poor plot and a poor choice for family entertainment.