
A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.... (Full plot summary below)
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A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
Leave your thoughts about Shorts.
| Palo Alto WeeklyPeter CanaveseJust creative enough to keep kids glazed over with nominal interest, but it won't challenge them much... |
| Screen InternationalBrent SimonShorts generally works precisely because it unfolds at breakneck pace and in a world where seemingly anything can happen. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekBoth overstuffed and, despite the profligacy, curiously tedious. It must be admitted, though, that the 'wishing rock' seems to work. I wished devoutly for Shorts to end, and eventually it did. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderRodriguez rebounds to make something energetic, creative, and sunny, finally harnessing his imagination the way he did in the original Spy Kids. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussA fun trifle -- essentially, a homemade 'Little Rascals' update in which youngsters with a 'wishing rock' wreak accidental havoc (and create upright crocodiles, a giant dung beetle, a 'big bad booger' monster and an intellectual telepathic baby). |
| Dark HorizonsBrian OrndorfDevoid of any charms; a cartoon mishmash missing fizz and ingenuity to make it bearable to any audience member crazy enough to evolve beyond a fascination with nostril functions. |
| E! OnlineMatt StevensRodriguez knows how to captivate kid audiences who barely have the attention spans for a Skittles commercial. |
| VarietyJustin ChangMore zippy, diverting fun from Robert Rodriguez's family filmmaking factory. |
| Miami HeraldConnie OgleFast and funny, and grown-ups will not suffer sitting through it. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie PunterRodriguez, is a hack in the best sense of the term, often serving as producer, director, writer, shooter and composer – all of which come into play for Shorts . |