Shorts

You could do worse than to take your kids to see this film. I'm rating this on the same level I rated "The Final Destination" and "GI JOE." "The Final Destination" was a silly gimmicky horror film. "GI JOE" was a... Full review

I got dragged into this movie by my 7 year old son who did not forget the trailer since he saw a man turn into a wiener (seriously)! After the fantastic and heartwarming artistry that was "Up" which we saw yesterday,... Full review

Robert Rodriguez's wild children's film proves once again that he is one of the most imaginative minds working in films today. Say what you will about his speed and economy of filming (his kids films often look a bit cheap) he... Full review

This is a great movie, I was pleasantly surprised forget whomever wrote 6-10, my 4-year old was on the edge of his seat. And me, 10 times his age enjoyed it just as much. It's what a family movie should be,... Full review

One-man film crew Robert Rodriguez' moonlighting into kiddie fare has at best produced mixed results, here epitomized by his latest juvenile project, "Shorts," a wishy-washy tale about kids finding their inner heroes and saving their smalltime town. Returning to the hyper-earnest... Full review

Shorts is amusing and doesn't take itself seriously at all. It resembles Malcolm in the Middle, with the central kid's narration, the high-speed montages, and exaggeratedly eccentric characters. The plot winds around a strange rainbow-colored rock that grants wishes. Inevitable, this... Full review

I saw the movie and thought it was 2 ridiculous. However, some of the kids in the audience laughed and seemed to enjoy it, so we should give it a chance. The high spot was child-actress Jolie Vanier who played the... Full review

There are certainly dumber films out there than "Shorts," the newest effort from Robert Rodriguez ("Spy Kids," "Sin City," "Grindhouse"), but right off the top of my head I cannot think of any. Even for a children's movie, this has to... Full review

Robert Rodriguez' Shorts is childish, unrealistic and immature - in a good way. It's by no means a masterpiece, but once again the director has proved he has a way with children's films. The plot is jumbled up and out of... Full review

OK, so I do not like movies like this. But I have to say that this movie was kinda fun, and it had an original plot that is something that kids really want to see. Good clean comedy comes out of... Full review

To my mind Shorts is more successful than the recently released Coraline....James Spader has a fine time as the airily ruthless Mr Black, inventor of the Black Box -.... ... Full Review

some that will be scary for little kids (giant crocodiles, poisonous snakes etc.) It didn't bother either of my boys....Note that there are some fairly disgusting scenes.... ... Full Review

Faith Film Review: Shorts....Occasional menace and mildly gross humor.....Told in a series of nonsequential episodes, writer-director Robert Rodriguez's lively yarn, which carries messages about the dangers of power.... ... Full Review

films like Spy Kids and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl .....if he or she were improvising a story for their friends:.... ... Full Review

Especially if that wishing was along the lines of a smart and funny kids' flick.....And the script offers genuine laughs without resorting to layering inside humour for the adults, especially the everything-but-the-kitchen sink endgame..... ... Full Review

In short, issues we care about. May be, that's why Shorts begins with Jimmy Bennett (Toe Thompson) and Jolie Vanier (Helvetica Black) checking out ``who blinks first'' even as they go to school, dine, fight, argue and take their exams... ... Full Article

Shorts is typical of a Robert Rodriguez film - as infantile and schematically adventurous as his Spy kids series. A kind of kiddie fare that is at one with their mindsets and not intent on talking down to them. ... Full Article

Corporate mockery and old-fashioned magic... Rebel Rodriguez, left, with Trevor Gagnon, making a wish with the Rainbow Rock, and Leo Howard. His five children mostly get involved in these productions - with mixed results. ... Full Article

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LOS ANGELES - Robert Rodriguez is back in a family way. His kid-friendly comedy "Shorts" is the latest in a seesaw career in which Rodriguez veers from family fare such as the "Spy Kids" flicks to violent thrillers such as... ... Full Article

Robert Rodriguez's new children's film, Shorts, shows what happens when a rainbow-coloured wish-granting rock falls from space and lands in sunny suburbia. It's the perfect excuse for Rodriguez to fill the screen with everything that youngsters might want to see:... ... Full Article