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Zoom (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 55

Fresh: 1

Rotten:54

Average Rating: 3/10

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

Rated: PG

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 have something else in common - they just want... 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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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.

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03/03/07
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.

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12/30/06
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
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Santa trapped in a chimney and choking on his own beard would be funnier than this.

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12/30/06
Philip French
Observer [UK]
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... this fizzled action flick lacks the wit, style and substance of so many better efforts ...

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12/30/06
Stephen Garrett
Time Out
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... a copycat kids' flick that raises smiles but no laughs.

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12/30/06
David Jones
BBC
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03/10/07
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
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...a light-hearted and mindlessly engaging time-waster.

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02/15/07
David Nusair
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you won't miss much if you give this one a pass

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01/20/07
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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Ever the foolish optimist, I actually expected to enjoy Zoom.

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08/26/06
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs
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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
Austin Chronicle
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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
Christianity Today
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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

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08/23/06
Michael Szymanski
Sci-Fi Weekly
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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.

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08/22/06
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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Infantile, unfocused and dreadfully inept, Zoom is badly conceived...a totally faceless fable that strains for enlightenment but merely ends up as disastrous diversion

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08/22/06
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye
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First the good news: This film isn't nearly as awful as some would have you believe. Now the bad: It still sucks.

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08/21/06
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
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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
ReelViews
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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.

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08/19/06
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine
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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...

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08/18/06
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
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Playi[s] like a cross between Galaxy Quest and Sky High but without the wit and cleverness of either film...

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08/18/06
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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