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The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D
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Metascore
38 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 31 Critics What's this?

User Score
4.8 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 126 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Starring: Cayden Boyd, David Arquette, George Lopez, Kristin Davis
  • Summary: From the wild imagination of a child and the digital vision of director Robert Rodriguez comes this magical, original, not to mention three-dimensional, family entertainment. (Dimension Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 31
  3. Negative: 14 out of 31
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    75
    You can't get this kind of full-on sensory-jolt anywhere else, not legally anyway. "Sharkboy" will be equally beloved in elementary schools and in college dorms.
  2. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    60
    Robert Rodriguez and his kids conjure up a charming 3-D fantasy.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Allison Benedikt
    38
    There's really just not a lot here. I'm sure Racer's story will entertain the very wee ones -- but so do keys.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 80
  3. Negative: 35 out of 80
  1. DiegoR
    10
    Yo this movie is the bomb dogs! It's like hardcore shizizit for the hole faimly! It has the hardcore action of movies like Rambo, the drama of Indiana Jones, the suspense of Silence of the Lambs, and the family values of Blue's Clues and Bob the Builder. It's like a Clockwork Orange meets the Davinci Code as this thinking man's epic reveals the flaws within our capitalistic society and the greed of corporate America. It's seering criticism of the Bush administration shows a world torn by war and corporate chauvinism and challenges traditional concepts of gender relationships and racial issues.… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  2. Zilcell
    5
    It has the imagination and the colorful visuals, but the story and characters lifelessness just makes it average and it negatively affects the experience.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. ryanj.
    0
    Anyone who thinks popcorn commercialised peices of contempoary, not even contempoary but martek orientated crap should have their IQ tested and then get back to me with the LOW score.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes

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