The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D

Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005)

  • 20% of critics liked it
    (121 reviews)

  • 38% of users liked it
    (30,451 ratings)

Writer and director Robert Rodriguez returns to the family-friendly adventure of his Spy Kids movies with this three-dimensional action opus. Max (Cayden Boyd) is a ten-year-old boy who doesn't get along with his peers and is constantly bullied at school. But Max has an active imagination, and… More

PG,
Directed By
Written By
Robert Rodriguez, Marcel Rodriguez
Genres
Action & Adventure, Kids & Family
In Theaters
Jun 10, 2005 Wide
Miramax

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    It's terrible 3-D. I think the story is terrible as well.

  • Melinda Ennis, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    A half-baked world no kid would want to visit.

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    Nothing's scary, and everything's so light it's on the verge of evaporating.

  • Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

    A movie that fails on nearly every level.

  • Susan Walker, Toronto Star

    Shark Boy and Lava Girl have about as much appeal as a dogfish and a melting Barbie doll.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jim C


    Robert Rodriguez you are so stupid sometimes. The plot of this movie is about a kid with shark powers and a girl with lava powers who try to save a wimpy kid. This film was truly god awful, and the only reason anyone saw it because it was 3D. Its only competition at the box office… More

  • Marc L


    You know, it seems like I lose less and less respect for Robert Rodriguez every time he tries to make a children's film. This was horrible in every sense of the word. The acting was by far the worst I've ever seen, the plot is stupid, the special affects are lame. It just… More

  • Michael E


    great kids film with fun effects

  • Bentley L


    The 3D effects are gimmicky, the story is kinda lame, and in my opinion, Robert Rodriguez's worst family movie of all time. But a good family movie.

  • Greg S


    A boy with a hyperactive imagination dreams up the superheroes Sharkboy and Lavagirl; when his dream journal is stolen, their home is taken over by tyrants, and so they appear and drag him into his own dream world to set things right. It's a fast-paced kids movie with lots of… More

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