The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3D

What 7-year-old wouldn't love to have a dad who could bring to life his imaginary characters and dreams? | Andrew Coffin

If the title of Robert Rodriguez' new film, The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3D, sounds like it came from the mind of a 7-year-old, that's because it did. Mr. Rodriguez' son, Racer, gets onscreen credit for the story and screenplay, his apparently fertile imagination inspiring this Spy Kids-Jr. tale of juvenile superheroes.

Max (Cayden Boyd) is a mildly introverted 10-year-old who deals with trouble at home (parents David Arquette and Kristen Davis often argue) and bullies at school by retreating into his own dream world. He keeps a detailed "dream journal" recounting the adventures of the film's title characters.

The movie drops little hints early on that Shark Boy (Taylor Lautner) and Lava Girl (Taylor Dooley) are more real than they seem, and soon Max himself is thrust into an adventure on their home base, Planet Drool, to save his dreams. On Drool, Max battles the alter egos of his teacher, Mr. Electricidad (George Lopez) and his nemesis at school, Linus (Jacob Davich).

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June 25, 2005, Vol. 20, No. 25

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