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will entertain the youngest viewers but likely erode the good will Robert Rodriguez has built up in the family film genreby Jonathan W. Hickman [Entertainment Insiders ]
This movie is fine entertainment for the kiddiesby Shawn Dwyer [Hollywood ]
The story is incoherent and painfully repetitiveby Robert Denerstein [Denver Rocky Mountain News ]
The promise of the film's central idea is left painfully unfulfilledby David Cornelius [EFilmCritic ]
The Adventures of Sharkboy and LavaGirl in 3D is a splashy boreby Tim Knight [Reel ]
The Adventures Of Shark Boy & Lava Girl In 3-D is very disappointingby Liz Braun [Jam! Movies ]
Rodriguez fails to tailor his story and effects to the gimmick, leaving most shots flat, static and remarkably fuzzyby Allison Benedikt [Chicago Tribune ]
painfully boring for anyone older than a tykeby Robin and Laura Clifford [Reeling Reviews ]
merely succeeds in repeating the word "dream" approximately 10,000 timesby Nick Schager [Slant Magazine ]
is more fun for participants than it is for spectatorsby Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly ]
can be enjoyed by kids, but even they seem to know it's trying too hard to be good for themby Deborah Hornblow [The Hartford Courant ]
a failed attempt by "Spy Kids" director Robert Rodriguez to launch another brandby Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ]