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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:22-12-2006

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

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

Nobody involved with Zoom seems to get the appeal of comic books or kid superheroes. It doesn't help that the film was clearly produced on the cheap.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
08/14/06
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

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

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)

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

Shabbily filmed and resolutely unfunny.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
08/12/06
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

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

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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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

Just picture, if you will, Chevy Chase being covered by green slime. From someone's nose. If that's sets you guffawing, you won't want to miss "Zoom," an alleged family movie that is nothing of the sort.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
08/15/06
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

There's not a single thing to like in this dump of a movie. But I'm sure your children will enjoy the Kids Meal.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/14/06
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

Featuring a bizarrely dated soundtrack fueled by new music from Smash Mouth, Zoom was designed as a film of training montages. I stopped counting after a half-dozen.

Full Review Source: Zap2it.com | comment Comment
08/11/06
Dan Fienberg
Dan Fienberg
Zap2it.com

Just exactly how desperate are you to get the kids out of the house and into the theater?

Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
08/15/06
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
Modamag.com

Zoom is a bad movie. It's badly written, badly directed, badly acted, badly edited, badly scored and beyond badly overdubbed.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
08/16/06
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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

A crashing, thudding dullness infects every moment of Zoom.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
08/12/06
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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