Storyline
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.
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Writers
Cast
William H. Macy, Devon Gearhart, Leslie Mann, Jimmy Bennett, Leo Howard, Jon Cryer, Kat Dennings, Ryan Lee, Rebel Rodriguez, Trevor Gagnon, James Spader, Cameron Wofford, Jake Short, Cambell Westmoreland, Jolie Vanier, Racer Rodriguez, Rocket Rodriguez, John Chilleri, Josh Christman, Joshua Drew, Zach Irsik, Christina Lehner, James Leonardo Mayberry, Micaela Phillips, Bella Perryman, Zoe Webb, Cameron R. Murphy, Henry J. Smith 3rd, Alexis Woods
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Reviews
80
Variety
More zippy, diverting fun from Robert Rodriguez's family filmmaking factory.
75
Miami Herald
Fast and funny, and grown-ups will not suffer sitting through it.
70
Adult actors pretty much let the youngsters upstage them. The two leads, Bennett and Vanier, do a nice job holding the center of gravity while the film goes nuts around them. Best of all, Shorts is short, finishing before you can truly get tired of all those wishes gone wrong.
67
Rodriguez’s technical wizardry is less showy here than in his other recent outings, which helps Shorts connect with kids on a basic human level.
63
Like "Jumanji," Shorts runs out of momentum before it's half over. That leaves it treading slapstick and killing time until its strained and preposterous big finish.
