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Zoom (2006)

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Reviews Counted:15

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Rotten:15

Average Rating:2.7/10

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

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for brief rude humor, language and mild action

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Aug 11, 2006 Wide

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

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08/19/06
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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In a feat of dullness quite powerful in its own way, this lifeless family comedy sucks the joy from every joke it touches; X-Men's Rogue would be envious.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment 1 Comment
08/18/06
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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Zoom is another one of those endearingly cheap, twice-annual Tim Allen movies that seem to be forever playing on airplanes. (Next up is Santa Clause 3.)

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
08/16/06
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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Zoom is a movie that you've probably seen several times already.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
08/16/06
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Globe and Mail
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Too infantile for tweens and too stagnant for tots, Zoom bleeds boredom from every frame.

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08/14/06
Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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Your ability to tolerate this movie depends on how much music from the band Smashmouth you can stand.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
08/12/06
Peter Hartlaub
Peter Hartlaub
San Francisco Chronicle
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The only noteworthy thing about the movie, in fact, is a sort of casual racial insensitivity.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
08/12/06
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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Shabbily filmed and resolutely unfunny.

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08/12/06
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Cox falls down three times, Allen belches and Chase gets covered with buckets of green snot. Scenes keep ending on non-jokes like this exchange: 'No way!' 'Way!'

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
08/12/06
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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Frankly, this would have been a perfect candidate for the straight-to-DVD shelf. But the young stars are appealing, and at this point in his career, Allen could carry a family film with one hand tied behind his back.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
08/12/06
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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The under-achieving Zoom resembles nothing so much as as a subpar episode of a failed Disney Channel teleseries.

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08/12/06
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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The director of Zoom is Peter Hewitt, who also directed Garfield. Nothing more to say about that.

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08/12/06
Stephen Williams
Stephen Williams
Newsday
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A crashing, thudding dullness infects every moment of Zoom.

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08/12/06
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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It has plenty of energy and visual effects but not a single original idea in its spandex-clad head.

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08/12/06
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press
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If Tim Allen really was a superhero, his name would be Blandman. His power: turn even the most innocuous kiddie movie into something nearly unwatchable.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
08/12/06
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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