Girls deserve a fun time at the movies, but they also deserve movies with a better message than Fib, Flirt and Shop.
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03/03/06
Aquamarine (2006)
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Reviews Counted:86
Fresh:45
Rotten:41
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: A lighthearted, gum-smacking, boy-crazy film with a hopeful message for young girls.
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... [More]
Starring: Emma Roberts, Sara Paxton, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, Jake McDorman
Director: Elizabeth Allen
Reviews for Aquamarine
This is a totally predictable exercise if you're not in the target market.
03/03/06
This movie's no Little Mermaid and it doesn't make much of a Splash. But it's high-spirited, innocent fun.
03/03/06
Bouncy and sweet, Aquamarine has a mild feminist bent that's played for laughs, but it's definitely a movie for the shallow end of the pool.
03/03/06
A little bit Splash, a little bit Nickelodeon, Aquamarine is just as sweet as gummy worm bait and is guaranteed to reel in the middle school set who are itching to do something at the mall.
03/03/06
Aquamarine demands little of its audience, but it doesn't demean it, either, which in this day and age is something worth noting.
03/03/06
It's hopeful, it's healthy, it squeals in all the right places and it offers proof positive that being stuck up is a bad thing.
03/03/06
If there was more content in the Alice Hoffman book on which it is based, the screenwriters keep it effectively submerged.
03/03/06
Aquamarine film is not a completely noxious or painful experience, though it's rather juvenile and has a cornball sense of humor that is squarely aimed at its obvious target demographic.
03/03/06
If the target audience deserves a chance to hear the messages Aquamarine wants to share, does it not also deserve a movie that isn't merely a TV show at double the usual length?
03/03/06
Like its title heroine, it's sparkly, pretty and flirty -- but often all wet.
03/03/06
Core plot aside, Aquamarine, adapted from Alice's Hoffman's novel, is more the story of two very typical tweens teaching their sometimes-befuddled new friend what it means to be a girl.
03/03/06
Girls will know Aquamarine is unique because it's the rare movie that fiercely respects the altruistic loyalty that bonds girls to one another.
03/03/06
much easier to sit through than your average Hilary Duff vehicle... and, for its target audience, it's sure to be a spring break must-see.
03/03/06
This will do very well with the target audience but it's a little tough to suffer through as an adult (even for us and we can be pretty immature).
03/03/06
Only on DVD will the movie achieve its true destiny as the perfect slumber-party rental for 12-year-old girls.
03/03/06
It's hardly a whale of a tale. But that doesn't mean it's not flip, finny fun.
03/03/06
Both Roberts and Levesque are better known for their recording careers than their acting, and while they have regular-girl presence, their believability wavers greatly from scene to scene.
03/03/06
Director Elizabeth Allen takes a fairly well-worn fluffy genre and infuses it with heart, if not originality or messy logic.
03/03/06
Aquamarine's modest charms make it an agreeable diversion for its intended demographic.
03/03/06
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