Synopsis
Two teenage girls discover that mermaids really do exist after a violent storm washes one ashore. The mermaid, a sassy creature named Aquamarine, is determined to prove to her father that real love exists, and enlists the girls' help in winning the heart of a handsome lifeguard.
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Cast
- Emma RobertsClaire Brown
- JoJoHailey Rogers
- Sara PaxtonAquamarine
- Jake McDormanRaymond
- Arielle KebbelCecilia Banks
- Claudia KarvanGinny Rogers
- Bruce SpenceLeonard
- Tammin SursokMarjorie
- Roy BillingGrandpa Bob
- Julia BlakeGrandma Maggie
Recommendations
- 70
L.A. Weekly
Undemanding, unsurprising and really quite charming within conventional limits, Elizabeth Allen’s tween-coming-of-age feature debut is as realist as can be, given that, of the three nice Florida girls who need to grow up in the movie, the eponymous heroine (Sara Paxton) is a high-achieving blond mermaid with vaguely feminist leanings, a twitchy blue tail and the comic timing of an up-and-coming Cameron Diaz. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
A bright and breezy tween fantasy romantic comedy that coasts along on its charming performances and the light comedic touch of first-time feature director Elizabeth Allen. - 63
ReelViews
Won't win points for originality, but the screenplay includes some snappy dialogue, smart observations, and an uplifting message about the importance of friendship. - 60
The New York Times
Ms. Paxton isn't quite as magnetic as a movie mermaid ought to be, but the two buddies are a treat to watch, especially Ms. Roberts, showing the genes of her Aunt Julia. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
That everything gets worked out -- friendship affirmed, jokes made about silly magazine articles on reeling in a boy -- is as sure as the soundtrack's inclusion of a Mandy Moore song. - 50
Dallas Observer
Aquamarine will likely please its undemanding tween audience--especially if today's kids are as unsavvy a crew as 20th Century Fox seems to think. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is awfully sweet. The young actresses playing eighth-graders look their age, for once, and have an unstudied charm. - 50
Washington Post
Aquamarine is better than nothing for its woefully underserved audience.
