Robert Rodriguez, the creator of the hit saga, “Spy Kids,” returns to his roots with “Shorts.” Unfortunately, the film is a bust. The trailers indicate that it had promise, but in the end the film fails to teach anything or keep audiences interested from beginning to end. The film topped out at million at the box office, which is hardly anything compared to the amount spent on the production of the film.
“Shorts” is structured somewhat like “Vantage Point.” The movie begins with narration by the lead kid character. When he reaches a certain point he rewinds to a different perspective and part of the story, hence “shorts.” The film is comprised of a half dozen short films that are all supposed to fit together in the end. Unfortunately, there really isn’t reason to do this. It could have been done all in sequence. It was
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