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In the little town of Black Falls, every house looks the same and almost everyone works for Black Box Unlimited Worldwide Industries, purveyors of a device that is sweeping the nation. Toe Johnson, 11, is unimpressed with the company and its wares; he just wants a few friends. Then, a wish-granting rock falls from the sky and changes everything. The town swarms with wishes gone amok, but the trouble really begins when adults get their hands on the rock.
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Shorts has imagination and energy, but most viewers beyond elementary school will likely tire of the kiddie humor and sensory overload.

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Keith Uhlich Time Out Whether he's doing Sin City or Spy Kids, Rodriguez always infantilizes his audience, jolting our synapses and indulging our slavering desires for goop and gore. Rated: 2/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald All of these adventures call on Rodriguez's fascination with visual effects, which could be tough on his human cast, but he has the wit to keep them in focus. All up, it's good fun. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 2, 2009 Full Review Ed Gibbs Empire Magazine Dives straight into whiz-bang gizmoland, opting for "pause, rewind" flourishes. Cute and enjoyable family fare, then, if a little forced. Rated: 3/5 Sep 1, 2009 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Childish, unrealistic, and immature - in a good way. Rated: 7/10 Nov 29, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Featuring Rodriguez himself in no less than eight roles and six members of his family in the cast. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 23, 2020 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Light, silly fun, amiably performed by both its veteran cast and exuberant young 'uns. Rated: 3/4 Jan 25, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alexander M It's been fifteen years since I watched this movie when it first came out in theaters. I was twelve. To this day, whenever someone asks about the worst movies I've ever seen, this is the first one that comes to mind. Whenever I make the unfortunate mistake of recalling this movie's existence, it brings back the pain and suffering during that fateful hour and a half of my life that I will never get back. But since this movie still haunts me, it has stolen much more of my life than just the ninety minute runtime. Save yourself while you still can. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/05/24 Full Review Audience Member how trippy this movie is a psychadellic mind trip Rodriguez has quite the expanded imagination there humor is pretty far in between the special effects are very good indeed the little kids are gonna love the hell out of this Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/22/24 Full Review Lautaro B escúchame una cosita los remil mogólicos que ponen que esta pelicula es mala, tienen que hacer un crafteo simple y conciso, suman una silla, una cuerda y su cuello manga de hijos de remil y una putas. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/02/24 Full Review ana luisa u Los efectos son algo malos personajes son olvidables y meh y el humor es malo y es entrenida y disfrutable es un 5.5 de 10 Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/14/23 Full Review Vincent P no es buena pelicula pero es entretenida y graciosa y divertida Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/16/23 Full Review Stephen C LOL, just 01 hour: and 29 minutes ever funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the little town of Black Falls, every house looks the same and almost everyone works for Black Box Unlimited Worldwide Industries, purveyors of a device that is sweeping the nation. Toe Johnson, 11, is unimpressed with the company and its wares; he just wants a few friends. Then, a wish-granting rock falls from the sky and changes everything. The town swarms with wishes gone amok, but the trouble really begins when adults get their hands on the rock.
Director
Robert Rodriguez
Producer
Robert Rodriguez, Frank Mancuso Jr., Tara Pirnia, Elizabeth Avellan, Luz María Rojas
Screenwriter
Robert Rodriguez, Víctor Ugalde
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Media Rights Capital, Troublemaker Studios, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, Warner Bros.
Rating
PG (Some Rude Humor|Mild Action)
Genre
Adventure, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 21, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.9M
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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