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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:Mar 3, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $18,562,160
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... 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 [More]
Starring: Emma Roberts, Sara Paxton, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, Jake McDorman
Starring: Emma Roberts, Sara Paxton, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, Jake McDorman, Claudia Karvan, Arielle Kebbel, Tammin Sursok, Bruce Spence, Roy Billing, Julia Blake
Director: Elizabeth Allen
Director: Elizabeth Allen
Screenwriter: Jessica Bendinger, John Quaintance
Producer: Susan Cartsonis
Composer: David Hirschfelder
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Release:
Jun 16, 2009
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- NTSC
- 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)
Reviews for Aquamarine
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.
Like its title character, Allen's choppy and inconsistent film has two speeds, ditsy or sentimental, and never gathers momentum.
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).
if you aren't expecting much, Aquamarine isn't an utterly awful way to spend an afternoon
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.
If you're not a twelve year old girl, pass it by. If you are,or younger,and are still a girl, you should see it.
Watching this prepubescent variant on Splash is like being trapped in a live-action issue of Teen Beat for ninety minutes.
It's a solid recommendation for young girls and those unfortunate parents trapped into chaperone duty. For everyone else, especially those possessing a Y chromosome, there's not much of interest. But then, you weren't planning to see it anyway, were you?
The tweener romantic fantasy Aquamarine is likely to strike a chord with junior-high girls, but other demographics are apt to find this fish-out-of-water story a bit dry.
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.
Just enough to satisfy its undiscriminating intended audience, but it'll be neither here nor there for anyone else.
It’s silly and trivial but harmless enough for undemanding teenage girls, and Roberts and Levesque make a vivacious team.
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