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Zoom (2006)

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Reviews Counted:56

Fresh:2

Rotten:54

Average Rating:3.1/10

Consensus: Lacking the punch and good cheer of The Incredibles and Sky High, Zoom is a dull and laugh-free affair.

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $11,631,245

Synopsis: Four kids (Spencer Breslin, Kate Mara, Ryan Newman and Michael Cassidy) - one big problem. They each possess a unique special power that sets them apart from everybody else their age. They also... Four kids (Spencer Breslin, Kate Mara, Ryan Newman and Michael Cassidy) - one big problem. They each possess a unique special power that sets them apart from everybody else their age. They also have something else in common - they just want to be normal. Now it's up to a down-on-his-luck former superhero once known as Captain Zoom (Tim Allen) to teach them how to harness their extraordinary talents and save the world from certain destruction! If anybody can convince him to do so. A little backstory. Many years ago, there was a colossal battle between the Team Zenith (led by the faster-than-light Captain Zoom) and their arch-nemesis, Concussion. Zoom finally destroyed Concussion, but not before his entire team was slain at the hands of Concussion's sonic blasts. As the dust settled, secret departments within the military were already disseminating an "official" story: The turbulence was caused by an earthquake. When it was discovered that Captain Zoom had sacrificed all his powers to defeat his enemy, the military no longer had any use for him, and he once again became simply Jack Shepard. After many years, the masterminds behind the old Zenith Program, General Larraby (Rip Torn) and Dr. Grant (Chevy Chase), have reunited after detecting alarming patterns of disruption from the dimensions beyond that could threaten the fabric of human life. Their only hope is to reactivate the Zenith Program. A new talent in the studies of latent supernatural abilities, Marsha Holloway (Courteney Cox), finds four youngsters with the potential to be superhero fighters. But the reluctant quartet needs someone to teach them how to save the world - and fast! - and there's only one man for the job. Jack Shepard. --© Sony Pictures [More]

Starring: Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Michael Cassidy, Rip Torn

Starring: Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Michael Cassidy, Rip Torn, Ryan Newman, Spencer Breslin, Kate Mara, Kevin Zegers

Director: Peter Hewitt

Director: Peter Hewitt
Screenwriter: Adam Rifkin, David Berenbaum
Producer: Neil A. Machlis, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd
Composer: Christophe Beck
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/18/08
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The story is muddled and slovenly, and the execution is unbelievably cheap-looking, with special effects that are miles beyond cheesy.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

[It] made me laugh. I don't know why.

Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review | comment Comment
03/10/07
Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review

The title describes the sound that you should make in your car, or on foot, or on mule, heading away from any cinema showing this film.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
03/03/07
Rob Mackie
Rob Mackie
Guardian [UK]
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...a light-hearted and mindlessly engaging time-waster.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment 1 Comment
02/15/07
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

you won't miss much if you give this one a pass

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/20/07
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Zoom is a shocking waste of a decent premise - it could have been the Galaxy Quest of superhero movies but instead it's a badly directed, poorly written and desperately unamusing mess.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
12/30/06
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Santa trapped in a chimney and choking on his own beard would be funnier than this.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
12/30/06
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

... this fizzled action flick lacks the wit, style and substance of so many better efforts ...

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
12/30/06
Stephen Garrett
Stephen Garrett
Time Out

... a copycat kids' flick that raises smiles but no laughs.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
12/30/06
David Jones
David Jones
BBC

Ever the foolish optimist, I actually expected to enjoy Zoom.

Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs | comment Comment
08/26/06
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs

This comedy drags its feet, while the sappy sweetness will make you wince.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
08/26/06
Toddy Burton
Toddy Burton
Austin Chronicle

Despite whatever connotations its title might suggest, Zoom is a movie marked by pure laziness, made by folks who either don't know or don't care what they're doing.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
08/25/06
Josh Hurst
Josh Hurst
Christianity Today

Want to see child superheroes? See Sky High, Spy Kids or The Incredibles. And Tim Allen is better and more curmudgeonly in the Santa Clause films

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
08/23/06
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Hollywood.com

Zoom fails because it’s ultimately bland, cheesy, and never really challenges its own formula seeking to make it one of a kind; it just wants to cash-in on an already exhausting fad.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
08/22/06
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Film Threat

Infantile, unfocused and dreadfully inept, Zoom is badly conceived...a totally faceless fable that strains for enlightenment but merely ends up as disastrous diversion

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
08/22/06
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

First the good news: This film isn't nearly as awful as some would have you believe. Now the bad: It still sucks.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
08/21/06
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

When it comes to action, comedy, and drama, three words apply: lamer, lamer, lamest.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
08/19/06
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

The kids are cute, Allen is affable and charming, and Chevy Chase shows flashes of his old brilliance, but mostly it’s a little kid movie with bad CGI effects and nary a moment of real jeopardy or emotion.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
08/19/06
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

Stink jokes, snot jokes, Smash Mouth songs, dependably dull Tim Allen, some truly obnoxious product placement and 'We're more than a team, we're a family' bromides leach the potential pleasure from this overfamiliar story...

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
08/18/06
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
 
 
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