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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: Feels underwritten and overdressed. Read more
Keith Phipps, AV Club: A little enthusiasm goes a long way, but Rodriguez's films too often demonstrate that it doesn't go far enough. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: Shorts channels the same gross-out overkill as the Captain Underpants books that parents endure and pre-teen boys so dearly love. The difference is that those books have an editor (and they're funnier). Read more
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: Yes, I realize this is a kids' movie, but that's no excuse for short-circuiting creativity. Read more
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader: Magic vies with technology in this exuberant adventure comedy, which unfolds achronologically in a series of zany, effects-laden vignettes. Read more
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle: My fourth-grader giggled maniacally. The 9-year-old in me did, too. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Can we wish for a fresher subplot than that of pleasure-deadened grown-ups who live their lives in a stupor of consumerism? Read more
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: 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. Read more
Rafer Guzman, Newsday: Slipped into Robert Rodriguez's smart, funny, fast-as-lightning kids' movie, Shorts, are several sly comments on American culture and the tyranny of technology. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: 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. Read more
Kyle Smith, New York Post: The movie is as lumpy and misshapen as a giant booger. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Robert Rodriguez channels his inner 11-year-old with Shorts, a childish but fun wish fulfillment-fantasy for kids that's equal parts boogers, big messages and product placement. Read more
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer: It's like Shorts raided the concession stand and then has to sit slumped in its seat long after the sugar buzz wears off. Read more
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: Shorts is this summer's hip family flick. Read more
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: 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. Read more
Trevor Johnston, Time Out: You can't fault the film's exuberance, but it's draggy in spots, with the grown-up cast outshone by Jolie Vanier's little terror - nattily monikered Helvetica Black. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: Fast-paced, imaginative and often cute, Shorts is slight but enjoyable family fare. Read more
Justin Chang, Variety: More zippy, diverting fun from Robert Rodriguez's family filmmaking factory. Read more
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: A cute and mildly clever fantasy. Read more