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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
More zippy, diverting fun from Robert Rodriguez's family filmmaking factory. Read full review
Adult actors pretty much let the youngsters upstage them. The two leads, Bennett and Vanier, do a nice job holding the center of gravity while the film goes nuts around them. Best of all, Shorts is short, finishing before you can truly get tired of all those wishes gone wrong. Read full review
Like "Jumanji," Shorts runs out of momentum before it's half over. That leaves it treading slapstick and killing time until its strained and preposterous big finish. Read full review
Fast-paced, imaginative and often cute, Shorts is slight but enjoyable family fare. Read full review
More like a summer-camp theater project than a studio movie. Read full review
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. Read full review
It's more of a burst pinata than a story, a wild, kinetic jumble of images, ideas and flying-candy-bar product placement that would offend if it weren't so forthright. Read full review
Soon becomes tiresome, but it's emblematic of a film that is dancing as fast as it can to entertain. Read full review
The problem with Shorts is in the execution. The blown-up plot line at times derails even the little ones, the many fine comedic grown-ups are mostly squandered, and the "message" part of the movie feels like it was thrown together during detention, resulting in a wrap-up that is rushed and cloyingly PC. Read full review
Be warned, though: This is the multiplex equivalent of ADD. Read full review
4.5
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No shortage of booger monsters. Read full review