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The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Production Photos Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites Recommendations Sign in to receive personalized recommendations. Sign In Or  Sign Up   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   C Source Brief Review Grade* Atlanta Journal-Constitution Melinda Ennis "It's no surprise this movie comes from a concept developed by a 7-year-old..." more... D   Boston Globe Ty Burr "Nearly unwatchable..." more... D   Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert "...an innocent and delightful children's tale that is spoiled by a disastrous decision to film most of it in lousy 3-D." more... C   Chicago Tribune Allison Benedikt "It's hard to argue that a film won't capture a kid's imagination when it comes from a kid's imagination. But I will argue nonetheless." more... C- E! Online "...the younger set will be taken in by both the mesmerizing visuals and lessons of letting your creative side flow." more... B- Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum "...a strenuously merry, digitally produced folly..." more... C- Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen "...an often imaginative though less than magical family feature." more... B- New York Post Kyle Smith "You can't get this kind of full-on sensory-jolt anywhere else, not legally anyway." more... B   New York Times Dana Stevens "There's a reason children aren't allowed to vote, drive or make movies with multimillion-dollar budgets." more... D   San Francisco Chronicle Ruthe Stein "It's sure to bore even the little ones, who see more excitement on the Saturday morning cartoons." more... D   Seattls Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker "...celebrates and encourages the fantasy lives of kids." more... B   USA Today Mike Clark "There's sad news to report about The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D: Put on the cardboard glasses, and you can still see the movie." more... C- * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)