Lost in Space
New Line Cinema | Release Date: April 3, 1998 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
12
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
A wild ride through nonstop visual effects yet a warm wallow in the cinema of the dumbed-down. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Is any of this, you know, fun? Just barely. But I'm sure I would have loved it at 6. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Ellen Vanstone
This good movie could have been great if writer Akiva Goldsman had been able to -- or been permitted to -- dump the boundaries of the TV source altogether. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The story is unfocused and the character development is virtually nonexistent. Read full review
60
EmpireDarren Bignell
Though there's an obvious, admirable effort to supply character development and plot twists, the set-work and special effects - both stylish and stunning - tend to dominate. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
Director Stephen Hopkins (Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child) and writer Akiva Goldsman (Batman and Robin) layer a ridiculous time-travel tale with the story of a dysfunctional family Robinson, impressive special effects, and IKEA does Star Wars production design. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Time-travel cliches, female characters who exert authority only so we'll laugh at the pussy-whipped males, dialogue that's neither self-mocking nor serious, and an ostentatious though not particularly exciting production design keep the movie from taking off. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
This effects-loaded extravaganza has more trouble finding its dramatic bearings than the Space Family Robinson has in figuring out where the heck in the universe they are. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The whole thing is fun for 11-year-olds of all ages. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis Harvey
A pic that provides one hour's decent, eye-filling ride, then crashes and burns amid some of the worst writing since ... well, since scenarist/co-producer Akiva Goldsman's last effort, "Batman & Robin." Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The filmmakers can't decide what sort of picture they're trying to cook up, so they keep oscillating among shallow psychological drama, high-tech action sequences, and comedy scenes that are themselves an uneasy mixture of sitcom-style dialogue and self-mocking campiness. Read full review
50
Film ThreatTom Meek
About the only thing that is lucid, in the malestrom of wham-bam effects, is the set-up for a sequel. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
The film has energy even when it hasn't much sense, in a manner that will strike most non-cultists as exhausting. Read full review
50
San Francisco ExaminerWalter Addiego
The picture is a relentless blast of color and movement that's based on the old TV show, but boils down to a supercharged version of old-time Saturday-afternoon movie serials. Read full review
40
Washington PostRita Kempley
Hardware doesn't make a movie; characters, be they Blawp or human, do. And as so often happens with such outsize undertakings, they are overwhelmed by the gizmos. Technology, one. Astros, naught. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Episodically eventful but utterly unsuspenseful, the film is a diversion that requires little attention and satisfies the film-going needs of a wide variety of viewers. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
It's got cheesy special effects, a muddy visual look, and characters who say obvious things in obvious ways. Read full review
20
Washington PostDesson Thomson
A galactic slump of a movie that stuffs its travel bag with special effects but forgets to pack the charm. Read full review
10
The A.V. ClubJohn Krewson
Dream up a plot incorporating time travel, genetic mutation, cyberjargon, and saving the Earth -- all the worst and most boring elements of science fiction. Finally, type up a list of bad jokes, space-talk, and semi-tough tag lines; label it "script." Read full review
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