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Shorts
In the little town of Black Falls, every house looks the same and almost everyone works for Black Box Unlimited Worldwide Industries. Then, a wish-granting rock falls from the sky causing chaos in the town when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
7 February 1960, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
28 May 1996, Moscow, Russia
12 July 1971, Victoria, Texas, USA
14 January 1998, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
4 September 1995, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
17 February 1965, Houston, Texas, USA
14 September 1995, Austin, Texas, USA
17 January 1997, Austin, Texas, USA
13 March 1950, Miami, Florida, USA
November 20, 2009
...a mishmash of slapstick fights, tiny green men, galumphing alligators, nose picking, giant booger monsters, and endless silliness.
August 21, 2009
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.
August 21, 2009
Yes, I realize this is a kids' movie, but that's no excuse for short-circuiting creativity.
December 06, 2009
...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?
December 12, 2009
Chaotic, messy, and horribly mind-numbing...
August 09, 2010
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.
August 21, 2009
The movie is as lumpy and misshapen as a giant booger.
December 07, 2009
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.
August 21, 2009
Shorts may not be destined for long-term greatness -- it feels cheerfully disposable in every way -- but the film is also fast and funny, and grown-ups will not suffer sitting through it.
August 21, 2009
My fourth-grader giggled maniacally. The 9-year-old in me did, too.
August 21, 2009
The latest child's-eye adventure from Robert Rodriguez, Shorts doesn't hit the heights of his Spy Kids series. But it provides just enough smart, silly fun for families desperately seeking an easy escape from hazy August humidity.
January 25, 2014
Light, silly fun, amiably performed by both its veteran cast and exuberant young 'uns.