Shorts (2009): Dir: Robert Rodriguez / Cast: Jimmy Bennett, James Spader, William H. Macy, Leslie Mann, Kat Dennings: Candy coated crap about the prevail of smaller factors. If one of those smaller factors was the screenwriter then perhaps the screenplay would be above juvenile level. It regards a rainbow coloured stone that ends up in the possession of several people who use it to make wishes into reality. This is never explained and although director Robert Rodriguez showcases his imagination, he never tops his Spy Kids. Perhaps if the screenwriter had gotten his hands on that rock then the screenplay would be Oscar calibre. Jimmy Bennett plays the bullied kid who narrates the film. If he isn't bullied after the release of this film then it is safe to say that he possesses the stone. What is truly sad is the talent that is greatly reduced in this garbage. James Spader plays an evil tycoon in what amounts to one of his worst roles. William H. Macy plays a germ fearing scientist. Perhaps he should be more concerned with dense scripts such as this. Leslie Mann plays Bennett's mother in a role that may make her want to revive her 40 Year Old Virgin role. Speaking of which, another actress from that film that makes a wasted appearance here is Kat Dennings as Bennett's older sister. None of these performances are terribly ambitious, and like the screenplay and special effects it comes up short on magic. Score: 2 / 10

Shorts might be an O.K. family film, but if your over 10 you will think it really, really, sucks.SHORTS: (2009)Well what would you expect from the makers of Spy Kids and Sharkboy and Lavagirl? Exactly what you would expect, actually. Another annoying, high pitched, poorly written, poorly acted, sped-up load of cacá.High pitched voices of nearly every character, a dumb plot, and terrible effects when used basically make up the synopsis of this movie.Don't watch it if you are a mature movie goer and enjoy a good comedy once and a while. If you were expecting something better than Spy Kids, or any other movies with the same tone as that, this is not the film for you.

If you are 10 and above,don't even give a thought about watching this movie! Stay away! But if you got this nice little kid below 10 raving to go to the movies,take the kid to a movie like UP! or the toy story!.Not this! I had seen "honey i shrunk the kids" when i was a kid,and i still remember stuff out of the movie.Now that defines the success of a Children's movie. Shorts is not even worth calling a movie,let alone for remembering! I got to see the blu ray edition of this thing and the movie was all colorful and bright in the right sense,but what does'nt look so in High Definition?! Apart from this the movie has got nothing to offer.The movie ain't a series of interesting shorts,its a series of tortures and was a pain to watch.Robert Rodriguez's spy kids would have won 12 Oscars for various categories if its competitor was shorts! :D Have fun people!

When I saw the trailer's for Robert Rodriguez's Shorts, I thought it was going to be a nightmare. It looked dreadful. I myself am not a fan of his work. Spy kids was bad. So are most of his other films. I wasn't going to give it a chance until my sister told me that it wasn't too bad. So I gave it a chance. As much as I wanted to hate the film, I actually couldn't.Shorts is a film that is cheesy. Obviously it has it's flaws. But I won't get into them just yet. Shorts is the story of a boy named Toby(played by Jimmy Bennett)who has just moved to this weird town. He is always being bullied. His life changes when a rainbow colored rock is thrown at him. He soon finds out that it has magical powers.You can really see what happens next. There are a lot of actors in this film. Like Jon Cryer and Leslie Mann who play the lead character's parents. They have a hard time communicating. And James Spader as their boss, who is a villain of some sort. And William H. Macey as a germaphobe. They all do well with what they have.Now for the flaws. The special effects are obviously cheesy. Of course they are it's Rodriguez we're talking about here. The kid actors are at times annoying. I have never liked Jimmy Bennett to begin with. But onward. It's a little too childish also. But as someone who wanted to hate it, I couldn't. I laughed. I had fun. Shorts also has a way of changing time. Shifting from the past to the future. I liked that. Though flawed, Shorts isn't terrible.Shorts:**1/2 out of ****