Ben Meyers’ rating: 2.8|5.0
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The Adventures of Sharkboy
and Lavagirl 3D—highly creative and
imaginative—will most likely not be followed well by many children, especially
those from international audiences. This film needs re-analyzation of its basic
premise, where it wants to go, and should play with an idea of presenting Sharkboy
and Lavagirl as older or perhaps shove their metamorphosis backward in time. While some attention is given to Sharkboy’s development,
there is little to none for Lavagirl’s development which unbalances the story
because the question lies unanswered about her purpose. She seems like an
unnecessary element…a tag-alog. A basic story is present, but it needs more definition,
development, and rounding to move the film into a higher rating.
Storyline
Two
imaginary friends and their Earth friend work to save a planet.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director Robert Rodriguez for directing effort. Thank you to Executive
Producers Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein for making the film possible. Additional
characters/cast include: Sharkboy (Taylor Lautner), Lavagirl (Taylor Dooley),
Max (Cayden Boyd), Mr. Electric/Tobor/Ice Guardian (George Lopez), Max’s Dad
(David Arquette), Max’s Mom (Kristin Davis), Linus/Minus (Jacob Davich), Sharkboy’s
Dad (Rico Torres), Classroom Kids (Marc Musso, Shane Graham, and Tiger Darrow).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
No.
This movie will appeal to a narrow audience of children. Broader appeal can be
found in Happily Never After or Zathera: A Space Adventure. Even higher
value can be found in Zootopia or Black Stallion.
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