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26 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 11 out of 14
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    50
    If August has turned the children in your life into Bored Girl and Fidget Boy, you could find worse ways to keep them entertained.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    42
    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.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Felix Vasques Jr.
    40
    "X-Men" sans the intellect and atmosphere.
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    38
    Pure Saturday matinee kiddie fodder and this close to going straight to DVD.
  5. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Jason Anderson
    38
    A family-friendly adventure.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    30
    Zoom is a movie that would make Dr. Frankenstein proud. Put together with parts from so many other movies, the thing positively clanks.
  7. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    30
    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.
  8. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    30
    Bleeds boredom from every frame.
  9. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    30
    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.
  10. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Hartlaub
    25
    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.
  11. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    25
    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.
  12. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    25
    In a feat of dullness quite powerful in its own way, this lifeless family comedy sucks the joy from every joke it touches.
  13. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    12
    A kid comedy that's been zapped by extraterrestrial suckiness rays.
  14. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Toddy Burton
    11
    This comedy drags its feet, while the sappy sweetness will make you wince.
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3.4 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 6 out of 12
  1. rfcorriveau
    3
    Simply awful. This is a very very terrible movie. I feel like I have lost my time and I haven't listen this movie...! I will throw this in garbage if it was mine !!!… Full Review »
  2. IsaacV
    7
    This movie wasn't as bad as y'all say. very creative.
  3. JayH.
    5
    It's too bad they didn't focus and aim the story to a higher age bracket. This one will amuse kids but may seem pretty silly to adults. On the plus side are some terrific special effects.… Full Review »
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