Nancy still remains in touch, though, with modern reality. She uses a laptop and the Internet, and the people around her face real-life, legitimate struggles, such as single motherhood and broken families. Her superficial appeal is in her "throwback to the innocent years" veneer, but what really makes Nancy Drew work is her confidence, her resourcefulness, and her ability to talk excitedly about a murder case without a trace of the voyeuristic love of sensationalism that runs amok in our modern society. She is perhaps a little naive, but she is grounded enough to be refreshing.
In the end, we're not surprised to see Nancy's fashion sense appropriated (albeit fleetingly I'm sure, as trends go). More importantly is that Nancy's perseverance and unusual interest in sleuthing result in a solved murder case that helps to bring new life to the living. That's what I liked most about this film — ultimately, the case wasn't about death and the end of something so much as it was about new beginnings.
Article comments
1 - Academy Staff
Hopefully this means more talented young women will be able to obtain good decent roles in Hollywood without the need of removing clothing!