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05/08/08
Kazaam (1996)
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Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 0 Rotten:19 Average Rating: 2.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Synopsis: When young Max bumps into an abandoned boom box, he's understandably shocked when it releases an extremely tall, Black genie named Kazaam, who grants the kid three wishes. At first, Max doesn't take the genie seriously, but soon enough, the pair become fast friends. Max desperately wants to... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Shaquille O'Neal, Francis Capra, Ally Walker, James Acheson
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
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As fairy tale, buddy comedy, family drama, thriller or rap revue, Kazaam is simply uninspired and unconvincing, and Mr. O'Neal, who can carry a basketball team, lacks the charisma to rescue this misguided effort.
05/20/03
Top Critic
The visual trickery might delight children, but Kazaam will leave even them wishing for more of the genie's playful trickery to make up for lackluster comedy in the story.
06/05/02
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01/22/02
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02/14/01
Top Critic
Overall, a compelling argument for the $121-million Los Angeles Lakers center to keep his day job.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
This is as witless as movies come -- an unamusing, moronic blend of horrible acting and inept screenwriting.
01/01/00
Oh well, at least NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal can still tell people he made his big-screen debut in Blue Chips.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
It's full of special effects that are big on smoke and noise, but short on logic and payoff. Scenes are sloppily edited, as if to imply that lower standards can acceptably be palmed off on kiddie audiences.
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