![]() ![]() At one point I was impressed that they actually broke into a lab and used chromatography to identify myristicin, a hallucinogenic chemical derived from nutmeg. Considering what it is, I found it to be suitably entertaining. But the plot of this one is quite different from the 1939 movie of the same name. In spite of that she still manages to work on solving the mystery and it does indeed involve the discovery of a hidden staircase in the home of an old grand aunt of one of her classmates. ![]() So the story involves Nancy getting in trouble, enough so she has to do community service. That angers some who have a lot at stake financially and that causes the tension in the story. There a company is trying to establish a railway line through the town and Nancy's dad is one of those fighting it for the sake of the community. Her mother has died, she and her attorney dad move from Chicago to a fictional community, River Heights. ![]() In the extras the actress herself calls this an origin story although that might not have been the intent. Cute freckled Sophia Lillis is Nancy Drew in this modern version. Key to solving the mystery was a hidden staircase in the old house. It involved a house that someone was trying to get the occupants, two old spinster sisters, to leave. In 19 four Nancy Drew movies were made, one of them had this same name. The CW network has a darker, young adult Nancy Drew weekly TV series so I watched this one to compare what is done with Nancy as a 16-yr-old vs a young adult. I watched this at home on BluRay from my public library. ![]()
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