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Aquamarine (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 86 Fresh: 45  Rotten:41 Average Rating: 5.4/10
 
Consensus: A lighthearted, gum-smacking, boy-crazy film with a hopeful message for young girls. A lighthearted, gum-smacking, boy-crazy film with a hopeful message for young girls. more
 
Rated: PG
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Theatrical Release: 23-06-2006
Synopsis:
AQUAMARINE is the story of Claire (EMMA ROBERTS) and Hailey (JOANNA "JOJO" LEVESQUE), two 13-year-old best friends who embark on the adventure of their lives when they discover a mermaid (SARA PAXTON) named Aquamarine in a swimming pool. Aquamarine had washed ashore after a big storm... [More]
AQUAMARINE is the story of Claire (EMMA ROBERTS) and Hailey (JOANNA "JOJO" LEVESQUE), two 13-year-old best friends who embark on the adventure of their lives when they discover a mermaid (SARA PAXTON) named Aquamarine in a swimming pool. Aquamarine had washed ashore after a big storm battered the small town Florida beach club where Claire lives with her grandparents. Claire and Hailey are trying to come to terms with Hailey's impending departure: She's moving to Australia with her marine biologist mother after this last weekend of the summer. The beautiful, blue-haired, 18-year-old mermaid swam away from home just before her arranged marriage, in search of real love. If she can prove to her father that love is not a myth, he'll let her out of the underwater wedding, but he's only giving her three days. Aqua enlists the help of Claire and Hailey, who are self-styled relationship experts—educated from the pages of magazines that they read and quote daily. Aqua sets her sights on the Capri Club's lifeguard, Raymond Calder (JAKE McDORMAN). And when Aqua promises to grant Claire and Hailey the wish of their choice if they help her reel in Ray, the girls jump at the opportunity – because unless something magical happens, Hailey will be moving. Prepping Aquamarine on the finer points of attracting a man is easier said than done. And with mere days until the Capri Club's Last Splash end-of-summer celebration, at which Raymond must profess his love for Aquamarine or no one will get their wish, the girls pool their knowledge and give Aquamarine a crash course in terrestrial romance. This includes such surefire techniques as "The Laugh and Pass," and "The Fluff and Retreat." Then there's a hair makeover and a new wardrobe for Aqua – and dealing with the machinations of Cecilia, Aqua's chief competition for Raymond. The girls hope that as long as Aquamarine can keep her land legs and avoid sprouting her massive, mythological tail, everyone will see their wishes come true. More importantly, they learn some important lessons about the power of friendship, the true magic of love – and the importance of standing on your own two feet. --© 20th Century Fox [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Emma Roberts, Sara Paxton, Sara Paxton, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, Claudia Karvan

Director: Elizabeth Allen
Composer: David Hirschfelder

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 6, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Dual Side

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround - Spanish, French
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Cast (Specific Scenes)
  • 2. Elizabeth Allen - Director; Susan Cartsonis - Producer
  • Disc 1/Side A: AQUAMARINE - Full Frame
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Disc 1/Side B: AQUAMARINE - Widescreen
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Additional Release Material:

  • Behind the Scenes - Auditions
  • Deleted Scenes (6)
  • Featurettes (5)

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As shameless as trashy cookie-cutter studios movies will ever get.

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07/01/06 03:22 AM
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus
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Unfortunately, the performances are often clunky and the art direction and CG are wanting, so anyone over the age of eight is likely to find it cheap around the edges. One for very little mermaids.

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06/24/06 03:21 AM
Anna Smith
Time Out
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06/24/06 03:21 AM
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]
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The performances are charming, particularly JoJo Levesque, who is rapidly becoming the new Lindsay Lohan (only in a good way).

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06/24/06 03:21 AM
Matthew Turner
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06/24/06 03:21 AM
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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This fantasy comedy should entertain its pre-teen female market -- and repel those silly superficial boys (swoon).

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06/24/06 03:21 AM
Anna Smith
Empire Magazine
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This is when my job feels like work.

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06/06/06 04:00 AM
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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For supervising grownups, its giddy leanings will induce seasickness.

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05/23/06 03:15 AM
Stella Papamichael
BBC
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Director Elizabeth Allen sets a nicely easy-breezy tone for Aquamarine, but her comic timing is sometimes shaky and she sadly cannot overcome the weaknesses of the script.

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03/01/07 03:21 AM
David Noh
Film Journal International
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02/19/07 03:16 AM
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review
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The movie scores a major victory in reaching its audience with the all-too-important message that they are fine just the way they are.

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09/01/06 02:43 PM
Todd Hertz
Christianity Today
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Kids seem to love the recognizable 'tween stars, but for the rest of us it's sort of like the cotton-candy scene%u2014we're not sure whether to eat it or rub our faces in it.

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08/23/06 11:37 PM
Michael Szymanski
Sci-Fi Weekly
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if you aren't expecting much, Aquamarine isn't an utterly awful way to spend an afternoon

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05/29/06 06:02 PM
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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It’s silly and trivial but harmless enough for undemanding teenage girls, and Roberts and Levesque make a vivacious team.

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05/12/06 03:15 AM
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review
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JoJo can't act-act, and the same goes for everyone else in Aquamarine who isn't a dolphin.

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05/04/06 02:09 PM
Matt Pais
Metromix.com
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Aquamarine is pleasant enough and perfect for its target demographic, but it's a run of the mill movie that wouldn't stand out among the various cable TV offerings for its audience.

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03/14/06 06:56 PM
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
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It’s not going to win an Oscar or anything. But I liked how it was actually made for tween girls.

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03/11/06 03:26 AM
Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle
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Cross the Gidget flicks with a sudsy fish-out-of-water tale and -- poof -- you'll get this 'tween fantasy, which only lands with a small splash.

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03/10/06 04:24 PM
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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An amusing, sweet 'n' spunky friendship tale - if you're a 'tween. If you're older, this may be too soggy and sappy for you.

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03/09/06 04:36 AM
Susan Granger
Modamag.com
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An amusing, sweet 'n' spunky friendship tale - if you're a 'tween. If you're older, this may be too soggy and sappy for you.

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03/09/06 04:36 AM
Susan Granger
Modamag.com
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