Shorts

Warner Bros. Pictures

Rated PG

Running time: 89 minutes



Warner Bros. Pictures Shorts is another cute children's film by Robert Rodriguez. Made as a series of short vignettes, Shorts is about some kids finding a wishing rock and the greed everyone has for it.

With the film as a series of vignettes, the shorts are not always shown in sequential order which may make following the story a little confusing. Visually, the effects are better than the earlier of Rodriquez's children films. I liked that Jolie Vanier's character was named Helvetica Black, which is named after the type font. Even though she is named after a type font, Vanier was a sort of bad girl and her name sounded quite evil with the background choir chanting Helvetica, Helvetica as she races her bicycle down the street at night.

While the film has some heavy hitter stars such as James Spader and William H. Macy - Spader and Macy were never promoted in the marketing campaign as far as I know, as I never knew Spader and Macy were involved in the movie. Too bad about this lack of promotion, as they could have brought more interest to the movie with the adult audience - as well as getting more box office for the movie.

Rated PG. Running time: 89 minutes.

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