#SHAZAM WITH SHAQ MOVIE#
Plot lines are picked up then discarded, while a clutch of 90s movie clichés - a hip-hop club here, a BMX race there - pad out a movie about two characters who can't decide what they want, are both boringly selfish, and bicker for no real reason. Decried at the time (1996) as a cynical cash-grab, it features O'Neal at the height of his basketball fame, demonstrating why a career in movies did not follow his retirement from the court. Kazaam will likely leave you wishing three times over that you hadn't watched it. This is a comedy that isn't funny, an action movie with terrible set pieces, and a fantasy movie with plot holes you could ride a magic carpet through. Characters drink alcohol on occasion, but not to excess, although in one scene a child is offered some before a parent intervenes. The movie also has some prominent product placement, most notably for Pepsi and M&Ms: these are tied to Max's initial, childish wishes. Some of the language feels especially dated with Max referring to one teacher as a "very angry man trapped in a woman's body" and alleges Kazaam is mentally ill by recommending a "nice building with padded walls." Insults such as "dork," "little fart," "turd," and "loser" are also used. One of the bullies also attacks Kazaam with a baseball bat, but inflicts no harm. There is mild, intermittent violence, as Max is roughed up by bullies on a few occasions.
Max's father treats him poorly, initially welcoming him into his life but then frequently becoming annoyed and short-tempered with him. He is also mean and harsh toward Kazaam - played by basketball star Shaquille O'Neal - a genie who must grant Max three "material" wishes, and who himself displays shallow behavior. Max ( Francis Capra) the 12-year-old protagonist is rude and un-cooperative with his mother. Unlike most movies of its type, it fails to feature any particularly sympathetic characters.
Parents need to know that Kazaam is a fantasy comedy designed to be a family movie that tackles issues such as divorce and friendships, but is dated, mean, and inappropriate.
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