Posted AT 2:50 AM EST on 11/11/05
Zathura ***
Zathura
Directed by Jon Favreau
Written by David Koepp and John Camps
Starring: Jonah Bobo and Josh Hutcherson
Classification: PG
Rating: ***
Since about the time George Lucas's Star Wars created a watershed in moviegoing, critics have been complaining that most action movies appear to be aimed at the tastes of 10-year-old boys. When a movie is actually aimed at 10-year-old boys, as is the case of Zathura, the criticism loses its point.
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