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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.

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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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 18 2008 08:36 AM

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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1/5

Jim Lane

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 07 2008 03:17 AM

Sacramento News & Review

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Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 10 2007 06:33 AM

3BlackChicks Review

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1/5

Rob Mackie

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: | comment Comment | Mar., 03 2007 07:57 AM

Guardian [UK]

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2.5/4

David Nusair

...a light-hearted and mindlessly engaging time-waster.

Full Review Source: | comment 1 Comment | Feb., 15 2007 08:51 PM

Reel Film Reviews

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2/5

Christopher Null

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 20 2007 02:39 PM

Filmcritic.com

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1/5

Matthew Turner

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: | comment Comment | Dec., 30 2006 08:25 AM

ViewLondon

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Philip French

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 30 2006 08:25 AM

Observer [UK]

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Stephen Garrett

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 30 2006 08:25 AM

Time Out

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2/5

David Jones

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 30 2006 08:25 AM

BBC

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1.5/4

Scott Nash

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 26 2006 04:35 AM

Three Movie Buffs

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0.5/5

Toddy Burton

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 26 2006 04:35 AM

Austin Chronicle

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.5/4

Josh Hurst

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: | comment Comment | Aug., 25 2006 02:58 PM

Christianity Today

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Michael Szymanski

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: | comment Comment | Aug., 23 2006 10:57 PM

Hollywood.com

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2/5

Felix Vasquez Jr.

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: | comment Comment | Aug., 22 2006 03:16 AM

Film Threat

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1/4

Frank Ochieng

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: | comment Comment | Aug., 22 2006 01:04 AM

Movie Eye

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1.8/5

Eric Lurio

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: | comment Comment | Aug., 21 2006 01:08 PM

Greenwich Village Gazette

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1.5/4

James Berardinelli

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 19 2006 04:34 AM

ReelViews

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2.5/5

Tim Cogshell

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: | comment Comment | Aug., 19 2006 04:34 AM

Boxoffice Magazine

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1.5/4

John Beifuss

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: | comment Comment | Aug., 18 2006 02:04 PM

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

 
 
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