Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock (2009)
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Critic Consensus: Shorts has imagination and energy, but most viewers beyond elementary school will likely tire of the kiddie humor and sensory overload.
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Movie Info
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 Robert Rodriguez. All the houses in Black Falls look exactly the same, and everyone who lives in this suburban Shangri-la works for Black Box Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated. A highly profitable company thanks to their latest invention, Mr. Black's Black Box -- an all-in-one communication … More
| Rating: | PG (for mild action and some rude humor) |
| Genre: | Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy |
| Directed By: | Robert Rodriquez, Robert Rodriguez |
| Written By: | Robert Rodriguez |
| In Theaters: | Aug 21, 2009 Wide |
| On DVD: | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Box Office: | $20.9M |
| Runtime: |
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All Critics (102) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (55) | DVD (6)
Light, silly fun, amiably performed by both its veteran cast and exuberant young 'uns.
It is a wildly self-indulgent fantasy adventure that should have gone straight to Youtube, where all 'Dad-thinks-he's-cool-with-a-camera' home videos belong.
Chaotic, messy, and horribly mind-numbing...
Yes, it's definitely made for the much younger set, but it also has quite a few zany little off guard touches, resulting in genuine laughs for anyone who can appreciate the humor.
...what poignancy is served injecting heavy messages about parenting... into a movie which glorifies the suburban existence, makes light of bullying, and gratuitously employs property destruction for comic effect?
...a mishmash of slapstick fights, tiny green men, galumphing alligators, nose picking, giant booger monsters, and endless silliness.
Audience Reviews for Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock
Terrible film
Super Reviewer
very different than many kids films and is very good
Super Reviewer
Let 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 and its sense of humor is too silly for adults. But I have to give props to its creativity, the way the film is split into chapters (probably a homage to Quentin Tarantino movies), and energy.
Not as good as the "Spy Kids" movies but better than the terrible "Sharkboy and Lavagirl" movie. Eeesh! Double eesh!
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