Aquamarine (2006)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Elizabeth Allen

Writers (WGA):

John Quaintance (screenplay) and
Jessica Bendinger (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

A Fish-Out-Of-Water Comedy.

Plot:

Two teenage girls discover a mermaid in their beach club's swimming pool.

Plot Keywords:

Mermaid | Beach | Swimming Pool | Wish | Moving

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Emma Roberts	...	Claire
Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque	...	Hailey
Sara Paxton	...	Aquamarine
Jake McDorman	...	Raymond
Arielle Kebbel	...	Cecilia Banks
Claudia Karvan	...	Ginny
Bruce Spence	...	Leonard
Tammin Sursok	...	Marjorie
Roy Billing	...	Grandpa Bob
Julia Blake	...	Grandma Maggie
Shaun Micallef	...	Storm Banks
Lulu McClatchy	...	Bonnie
Natasha Cunningham	...	Patty
Dichen Lachman	...	Beth-Ann
Lincoln Lewis	...	Theo

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and sensuality.

Runtime:

Brazil:104 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Australia:PG | Netherlands:AL | USA:PG (certificate #42050) | Brazil:Livre | Mexico:A | Germany:o.Al. | Argentina:13 | Finland:S | South Korea:12 | Sweden:7 | Denmark:A | Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Ontario) | New Zealand:PG

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

Only 5 American actors appear in the film - Emma Roberts, JoJo, Sara Paxton, Arielle Kebbel and Jake McDorman. The rest of the cast are all Australian.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Hailey and Aqua climb up the water tower, in the shadows that there is no tower.

Quotes:

Claire: [Aquamarine made Hailey's fish come out of hiding] Can you make boobs come out of hiding?

Movie Connections:

References I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Soundtrack:

One Way or Another

Two teenage boy crazy best friends discover and befriend a mermaid

I wanted to hate this movie. Everything from the constant squealing of "Oh My God", the stream of clichés and the sheer ridiculousness of some of the dialouge pointed in the direction of a complete waste of time. Somehow however, Aquamarine managed to win me over through charm and its child like determination to please. The movie centers around two teenage girls (Emma Roberts and JoJo) who are spending their last summer together before Hayley (Jojo) moves away to Austrailia. Their summer takes a surprising twist when they discover a mermaid (Sara Paxton) in a pool after a terrible storm. They spend the rest of the summer trying to help her find true love. Both Emma Roberts and Jojo are newcomers to the screen and do a surprisingly good job at playing bubbly girls without making the audience want to wring their necks 10 minutes in and though each have yet to develop their skills especially at showing a wide range of emotions, they certainly are charming and enjoyable to watch. Sara Paxton looks and talks the part and though this role wasn't one to exhibit any real acting abilities she embraces the part full on. Yes, Aqaumarine features a mean blonde girl and yes there is the "hot" guy but if you watch this movie for exactly what it is, a fluffy escape from life, then it shouldn't bother you. So if you are ever in the mood, wait until it comes out on video and don't pay 10 dollars on it, it is definitely a rental.