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Genre :

Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Release Date :

August 21, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Robert Rodriguez

Starring :

Jimmy Bennett, Kat Dennings, Trevor Gagnon, William H. Macy, Rebel Rodriguez, Jake Short, Leslie Mann, Jon Cryer, James Spader, Leo Howard, Devon Gearhart, Jolie Vanier

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

1.5 of 4

“..the most fun and well made..”
by Simon Abrams [Slant Magazine]
Review rate : C

“..takes the form of several interlocked short films..”
by Keith Phipps [Onion AV Club]
“..never engages more than our eyes..”
by Jeannette Catsoulis [NY Times]
3 of 4

“..fun, tween ensemble thriller..”
by Jennie Punter [Globe and Mail]
4 of 5

“..fun wish fulfillment-fantasy..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
3 of 4

“..fast and funny..”
by Connie Ogle [Miami Herald]
2.5 of 4

“..exhausts itself quickly..”
by David Hiltbrand [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2.5 of 4

“..enjoyable family fare..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
1.5 of 4

“..all simple fun..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
Review rate : C+

“..8-year-olds will absolutely love it..”
by Mike Russell [Portland Oregonian]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Rafer Guzman [Newsday]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Kyle Smith [New York Post]

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William H. Macy's movies are great! His recent movie The Deal is out on DVD

posted by Fan on Jan 26, 2009

vSqCDT

posted by Dwafmtqc on Jul 14, 2009

JOLIE VONYA (She plays the girl bully in shorts) WILL BE AT GIRLY GIRLS THIS FRIDAY SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS FROM 5 TO 7! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! =-)

posted by Go2GirlyGirlstomeetj on Aug 25, 2009

the 3 best movie ever

posted by bald girl age 15 on Aug 27, 2009

this was the best comedy ive ever seen

posted by rocker411 on Sep 10, 2009
 
 

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