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Choppy logic and uneven performances are overshadowed by not-so-special effects that makes the suspension of disbelief a nearly impossible task.
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At the risk of making an overly broad and limiting generalization, it's generally wise to make sure an action movie's plot has actually kicked into gear by the time the first hour has elapsed. Sep 26, 2005
At the risk of making an overly broad and limiting generalization, it's generally wise to make sure an action movie's plot has actually kicked into gear by the time the first hour has elapsed.
Tasha Robinson
The barometer of the film's undoing is Burns's super low-key performance, which starts out as a poker-faced spoof on heroic cool, but takes a misstep more fatal than mere time-travel can undo. Sep 8, 2005
The barometer of the film's undoing is Burns's super low-key performance, which starts out as a poker-faced spoof on heroic cool, but takes a misstep more fatal than mere time-travel can undo.
F.X. Feeney
So perfect in its awfulness, it makes one seriously consider a theory of unintelligent design. Sep 7, 2005 | Rating: F | Full Review…
So perfect in its awfulness, it makes one seriously consider a theory of unintelligent design.
Scott Brown
The movie's most political aspect may be its quaint respect for the basic principles of evolution. Sep 6, 2005 | Full Review…
The movie's most political aspect may be its quaint respect for the basic principles of evolution.
Joshua Land
Many video games look more authentic than this. Sep 2, 2005 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
Many video games look more authentic than this.
Geoff Pevere
An exciting, uneven thriller that explores the ripple effect of altering one tiny moment in the distant past. Sep 2, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
An exciting, uneven thriller that explores the ripple effect of altering one tiny moment in the distant past.
Judy Chia Hui Hsu
This film deserves a gold plaque in the plague of summer stink bombs. . . Aug 24, 2017 | Full Review…
This film deserves a gold plaque in the plague of summer stink bombs. . .
Dorothy Woodend
The film's temporal ineptitude would give Doc Brown a seizure, suggesting that an evolutionary mishap alters some creatures but conveniently leaves our bland heroes -- and Ben Kingsley's silly wig -- completely unchanged. Nov 7, 2012 | Rating: 1/5
The film's temporal ineptitude would give Doc Brown a seizure, suggesting that an evolutionary mishap alters some creatures but conveniently leaves our bland heroes -- and Ben Kingsley's silly wig -- completely unchanged.
Luke Goodsell
Based on the Ray Bradbury short story of the same name, this is a colassal disapopintment - unworthy of the memorable source material. May 12, 2009 | Full Review…
Based on the Ray Bradbury short story of the same name, this is a colassal disapopintment - unworthy of the memorable source material.
Steve Biodrowski
The special effects are on par with a basic film you'd see about a giant squid on the Sci-Fi Channel, and the story is just as boring. Apr 29, 2009 | Full Review…
The special effects are on par with a basic film you'd see about a giant squid on the Sci-Fi Channel, and the story is just as boring.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
The film is full of rumbling sounds that will make your innards tremble (at least in some theaters). But that's about all it has going for it. Oct 11, 2006 | Rating: 1.5/4
The film is full of rumbling sounds that will make your innards tremble (at least in some theaters). But that's about all it has going for it.
Peter T. Chattaway
Good idea unsuccessfully realised with Ed Burns doing his best. Sep 2, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Good idea unsuccessfully realised with Ed Burns doing his best.
Helen O'Hara
Hilariously bad! Has some of the worst CGI effects I've ever seen and some animations are even repeated as if no one would notice. The people behind this movie obviously ran out of money. It's still watchable in a way though, as you have a good time mocking and laughing at all its sillyness. Do yourself a favour and watch The Butterfly Effect instead, which is based on the same concept, but is far more superior in every single aspect.
Super Reviewer
Some Rules Should Never Be Broken.
This could have been so much better.
There's a lot of hate directed towards this film and it is mostly understandable. Granted, the effects are, at times, atrocious. The street scenes and cars look like pre-viz treatments. It came as no surprise to find out, that is what they are. The films production company went bankrupt during post-production and so we are left with an unfinished film. The poor effects allows you to focus on the plot, which will go one of two ways. I found it rather engaging with some nice early ideas, before it descended into action. The designs for lizard apes and giant bats were rather impressive to me. For some reason I just like Edward Burns, he isn't the greatest actor in the world but for some reason I always like him. Kingsley has an interesting character, he adds charisma into the businessman that puts money above all else. Others that watch this film may be infuriated and irate with the handling of time travel. I believe in films we must have a suspension of disbelief, but a film still needs to follow it's own rules...Except for time travel movies. To me, time travel is just so complex and theoretical that it is hard to translate well to film, unless you say "Just because..." I wasn't bored, I wasn't annoyed (apart from one moment with a hot wiring scientist) and I even felt a little connected to it. It's the sick, dirty puppy at the pound. You find it cute and endearing, but you don't want to take it home.
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