Overly ambitious kids' movie

In the same vein as "Harvey" and "Donnie Darko," "The Last Mimzy" features a bunny rabbit named Mimzy who talks to the main character. But this is a kids' movie, so unlike Frank, Mimzy is a nice rabbit that is there to help the kids save the world. Oh, and did I mentioned Mimzy is a stuffed animal?\n"The Last Mimzy" is the story of two kids, Noah and Emma Wilder (O'Neil and Wryn), who stumble upon a magic box on the beach that contains special stones and the stuffed rabbit named Mimzy. The stones look normal to adults, but to the children they are glowing magical toys. Emma can make the rocks spin and perform cool tricks. The tricks are so cool, in fact, the children and their parents are detained by the Department of Homeland Security.\nThis movie features brilliant acting by the child actors and special effects that are not too overbearing and enhance the world created by the script. It even features Rainn Wilson ("The Office's" Dwight Schrute) as a very eccentric teacher who dreams winning lottery ticket numbers. It's nice to see Wilson trying a different character and unlike other famous TV characters (i.e. Matt LeBlanc as Joey), the audience doesn't automatically typecast Wilson's character as Dwight. \nThe story is really good, and it addresses so many different issues. The film covers a wide range of topics from religion and pollution to increased human isolationism and time-traveling bunnies. Plenty of on-screen splendor keep the kids fixated on the screen.\nUnfortunately, despite the dazzling special effects, the story is too meandering and ambitious for a kids' movie. The filmmakers should have taken a cue from "Shrek;" make the story simple for the little ones but still entertaining for the parents.\nIt tries to be this generation's "E.T." and "Alice in Wonderland" rolled into one but ends up being another disposable kids' movie that will be syndicated on cable networks in a year and a half. I'd wait until then to watch it.