Zoom
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: August 11, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
26
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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3
Negative:
11
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
If August has turned the children in your life into Bored Girl and Fidget Boy, you could find worse ways to keep them entertained. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Zoom suffers from following three "X-Men" movies and "Sky High," but even if it preceded them, it'd still qualify as little more than a cheap, ugly, forgettable footnote to the seemingly endless superhero boom. Read full review
40
Film ThreatFelix Vasques Jr.
"X-Men" sans the intellect and atmosphere. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Pure Saturday matinee kiddie fodder and this close to going straight to DVD. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jason Anderson
A family-friendly adventure. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Zoom is a movie that would make Dr. Frankenstein proud. Put together with parts from so many other movies, the thing positively clanks. Read full review
30
VarietyJoe Leydon
This tepid comic-bookish comedy should zip through its theatrical run faster than a speeding bullet. It likely won't perform much more superheroically in ancillary venues. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyLuke Y. Thompson
Tim Allen gamely brings some humanity to the role of the retired, powerless hero Captain Zoom, but is thwarted at every turn by bad special effects, slapdash editing, interminable pop-song montages, and a goofy performance by Courteney Cox. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Bleeds boredom from every frame. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
One of the most dismal excuses for family entertainment ever perpetrated by a major studio, this crude, lazy variation on Disney's "Sky High" (2005) revolves around the education of four "special" youngsters at the hands of a washed-up superhero. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
Zoom is a C-list production in every possible way, from the actors and the special effects to the music and the script. Even the product placement is completely third rate. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
In a feat of dullness quite powerful in its own way, this lifeless family comedy sucks the joy from every joke it touches. Read full review
12
New York PostKyle Smith
A kid comedy that's been zapped by extraterrestrial suckiness rays. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleToddy Burton
This comedy drags its feet, while the sappy sweetness will make you wince. Read full review
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