Jimmy Bennett,
Jake Short,
Kat Dennings,
Trevor Gagnon,
Devon Gearhart
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A young boy living in a cookie-cutter suburb gets hit on the head with a rainbow-colored rock that grants wishes to anyone who holds it in this family-oriented fantasy comedy from Spy Kids director Ro... read more
Directed by: Robert Rodriquez, Robert Rodriguez
Release Date: August 21, 2009
Keywords:
family,
kids,
robert rodriguez,
kids movie,
spy kids,
wishing rock,
James Spader ,
Robert Rodriguez ,
Spy Kids ,
Shark Boy
DVD Release Date: November 24, 2009
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September 11, 2010Let me guess. You scrolling down the review section of our profile, looking at each poster on the left of the reviews, and come across this review and see only kids on the film poster. Yes! Robert Rodriguez's "Shorts" is a kids-only film. The film's actors are decent but the film... read more
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August 2, 2010fb733768972Shorts, is a harmless, chessy, over-the-top kids movie with bad effects, bad dialogue, but a good heart. This movie will definitely not win awards for either the razzies or the oscars, but I believe it can settle right in the middle of the films this year. Shorts fits in just fin... read more
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November 27, 2009From the maker of the "Spy Kids" series and "Shark Boy and Lava Girl" - It's frantic Robert Rodriquez kid-movie zippy zany action picture about a magic rainbow wishing rock - presented in different chapters (aka"Shorts"!) CGI is overused used for bright cartoony fun. I chuckled a... read more
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November 16, 2009Jimmy Bennett, Jake Short, Kat Dennings
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
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August 28, 2009an imaginitive feature for the tweenie crowd, reinforcing their feelings of evident superiority over the embarrassing adolescents they know. a little fun.
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July 17, 2010I thought the film was better than Rodriguez's last family film, Shark Boy and Lava Girl, however, his Spy Kids films are much better, than all of them. I did like the unique structure of the film, how they are told in short film form, put together as a whole. The film at times w... read more
Critic Reviews
August 21, 2009
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
August 21, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post
The movie is as lumpy and misshapen as a giant booger. Full Review
August 21, 2009
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
Yes, I realize this is a kids' movie, but that's no excuse for short-circuiting creativity. Full Review
August 21, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
My fourth-grader giggled maniacally. The 9-year-old in me did, too. Full Review
August 21, 2009
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Be careful what you wish for, Shorts reminds us; you just might get it. Especially if that wishing was along the lines of a smart and funny kids' flick. Full Review
August 21, 2009
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Magic vies with technology in this exuberant adventure comedy, which unfolds achronologically in a series of zany, effects-laden vignettes. Full Review
August 21, 2009
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
If parents feel like they've seen much of Shorts before, its celebration of mayhem and restless, thrill-seeking vibe will absorb young viewers, especially as the boredom of late summer begins to set in.
August 21, 2009
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Can we wish for a fresher subplot than that of pleasure-deadened grown-ups who live their lives in a stupor of consumerism? Full Review
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