It's marketing, not moviemaking.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Aug 23, 2017

Dismal.

| Original Score: 1/5 | May 29, 2013

In his Hollywood debut, Shaq more or less played himself as a coveted college center in William Friedkin's excellent Blue Chips. Kazaam is a compelling argument for keeping him on the court and as far away from a movie set as possible.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 29, 2013

Are you bored yet?

| Original Score: 1/4 | May 29, 2013

I'd call the film innocuous, except that Max's gangster dad is apparently an Italian-American and the movie's main villain is an Arab. Do kids really need these stereotypes reinforced? There's also more violence here than you might expect.

| Original Score: 1/5 | May 29, 2013

Kazaam never brings off the trick we most want to see: It fails to make the jolly, 7-foot-1 Shaq larger than life.

| Original Score: D+ | Sep 7, 2011

Too gritty, violent and downbeat for tykes, it's also a bit juvenile and fairy tale-like for teens and older auds.

Full Review | Mar 26, 2009

As fairy tale, buddy comedy, family drama, thriller or rap revue, Kazaam is simply uninspired and unconvincing, and Mr. O'Neal, who can carry a basketball team, lacks the charisma to rescue this misguided effort.

| May 20, 2003

The movie's producers could use a genie of their own. Surely, if granted three wishes, they could have produced a better film.

| Jan 22, 2002

The gloomy psychology detracts from the film's magic elements.

| Feb 14, 2001

One thing is for certain: When a genie movie doesn't come up with satisfying wishes, it's a sure sign it's not really interested in genies but in putting a seven-foot basketball player in a funny outfit.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jan 1, 2000

It's full of special effects that are big on smoke and noise, but short on logic and payoff. Scenes are sloppily edited, as if to imply that lower standards can acceptably be palmed off on kiddie audiences.

| Original Score: 0/5 | Jan 1, 2000

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Jan 1, 2000

The story blares its lessons like a shameless after-school 온라인카지노추천 special.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 1, 2000

As for Shaquille O'Neal, given his own three wishes the next time, he should go for a script, a director and an interesting character.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jan 1, 2000