Aquamarine

Name: Aquamarine
Released: 2006-3-3
Cast: Emma Roberts, Joanna 'Jojo' Levesque, Sara Paxton

Aquamarine

PG
1h 44m
2006

51%

age 9+

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Two 13-year-old best friends embark on the adventure of their lives when they discover a mermaid named Aquamarine in a swimming pool.

Director:

Elizabeth Allen

Producer:

Susan Cartsonis

Writer:

John Quaintance, Jessica Bendinger, R Hoffman

Cast:

Emma Roberts, Joanna 'Jojo' Levesque, Sara Paxton

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

51%

Critics Consensus: A lighthearted, gum-smacking, boy-crazy film with a hopeful message for young girls.

Reviews

Espinof

Alberto Abuín

A script full of stupidities. [Full Review in Spanish]

Film Journal International

David Noh

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.

The movie scores a major victory in reaching its audience with the all-too-important message that they are fine just the way they are.

Kids seem to love the recognizable 'tween stars, but for the rest of us it's sort of like the cotton-candy scene%u2014we're not sure whether to eat it or rub our faces in it.

June 21, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 9+

Common Sense Says

Girls and a mermaid learn about love. Charming.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that the film concerns a mermaid's search for "love" among humans, and the comedy involves teenaged flirting, sexual tensions, and giddy girl behavior. Mermaid wears tight outfits, audacious girls appear in bikinis, and the "good girls" dress like tomboys. Girls read teen magazines about how to attract boys, the favorite boy is objectified in slow motion (reference to typical objectification of girls). Characters discuss sex and bodies (breasts, implants) and use mild profanity. Tense family situations include discussion of a girl's parents' drowning, another girl's parents' divorce, and an upcoming move, threatening to split up the girls' friendship. Very brief scare scene during a rainstorm.