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 ****
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 ****