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.
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
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.
As silly and girly as an adolescent crush -- and every bit as fun -- "Aquamarine" is the perfect film for girls age 10 and older%u2026and their older sisters. And their moms. And some of us who used to be adolescent girls.
I kept getting the sense of an Afternoon Special that had blundered into a theater by accident on its way to a TV set.
A marketing trap for what MTV hopes will be its next viewing audience. Like the tobacco industry they seem to be going after them younger and younger.
Despite its narrative awkwardness, the film comes up with a terrific ending, underlining the importance of the girls' friendship over stereotypical romance.
Watching this prepubescent variant on Splash is like being trapped in a live-action issue of Teen Beat for ninety minutes.
A harmless fantasy with obvious appeal to its target audience -- tween girls.
The movie has a sweetness and innocence that makes it near perfect entertainment for its target audience.
Aquamarine isn't good enough to be a teen classic, but its audience will leave the theater happy.
Aside from an inspired bit involving a pair of sycophantic starfish, it's amazing how unimaginative a movie about a mermaid can be, and it's sad how thoroughly its girl-power stylings devolve into a muddle of mixed messages.
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.
Heartfelt but clunky, the mermaid-out-of-water story Aquamarine offers enough female-positive messages to make it worthwhile viewing for 'tween' girls.
Aquamarine touches on tried-and-true coming-of-age themes -- developing self-esteem and overcoming fears -- but does so with a winning light-heartedness.
Like its title character, Allen's choppy and inconsistent film has two speeds, ditsy or sentimental, and never gathers momentum.
Aquamarine really is just an adorable movie. And along the way, life lessons about love, friendship, adjusting to bad news and overcoming grief -- are passed along in a not-that-obvious fashion.
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