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24 out of 100

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5.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

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  • Starring: Shaquille O'Neal
  • Summary: When young Max bumps into an abandoned boom box, he's shocked when it releases a tall, Black genie named Kazaam (O'Neal), who grants the kid three wishes. The two become friends, and Max wants Kazaam to help him track down and ultimately save his father from criminal entanglements.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 9 out of 14
  1. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: David Armstrong
    50
    The movie is decidedly old-fashioned, aiming to send kids and their parents out of the theater feeling good about themselves.
  2. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Liam Lacey
    38
    Is Kazaam racist? In effect, yes. But it'sracism linked to bad marketing: You can't really mix a black-pride rap film with a revamped version of "Free Willie" and expect them to magically jibe.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    As for Shaquille O'Neal, given his own three wishes the next time, he should go for a script, a director and an interesting character.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  1. HaroldW.
    9
    Entertaining fable for kids, and not at all "dark" ( as some critics said it was) by present day standards and sensibilities.
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  2. PabloR.
    0
    This movie is not merely a waste of time; it has also caused me to lose the ability to have children. Shaq should stick to missing freethrows and fouling people, rather than trying to act in any capacity and thus costing people the ability to reproduce.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. asdfa.
    0
    Ok, so I can't tell if Ryan, and Connor K. and Jake are being sardonic, but i really hope they are cuz this is just a terrible movie. But, if u love marijuana and stupid funny movies (which i do) this is definitely a 10.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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