Harriet (Michelle Trachtenberg) is an 11-year-old dreaming of becoming a writer. Her nanny (Rosie O'Donnell) told her to write down all her observations in a notebook but when a bully exposes Harriet's unvarnished opinions, even her closest friends won't stand by her.
This was a major success for Nickelodeon's venture into motion pictures. I fucking hated it though. The main plot doesn't start until fifty minutes into the 100 minute runtime. There are multiple subplots concerning the people Harriet spies on which are never explored, just given a pat answer at the end. And Harriet is an unlikeable character. She's a total brat who, when faced with the consequences of her own cruelty, doesn't apologize but doubles down on enacting vengeance on the people who are mad at her. It's basically Mean Girls: Middle School without the wit, humor, or introspection. But it is streaming on Tubi if you maybe have nostalgia or something.
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