"They're going to save the world . . . as long as they're home for dinner"
Former superhero Jack Shepard, (also known as Captain Zoom), is called back to work to transform an unlikely group of ragtag kids into a new generation of superheroes at a privacy Academy and save the world from certain destruction. The project holds an audition of would-be members, most of whom possess useless or disgusting powers. In the end, Dylan, a 17-year-old boy who can turn invisible Summer, a 16-year-old girl with telekinetic powers Tucker, a 12-year-old boy with the power to enlarge any part of his body Cindy, a 6-year-old girl with super strength.
"Zoom" is a kids' superhero flick based on the novel "Zoom's Academy" written by Jason Lethcoe. In it, Tim Allen stars as a has-been superhero who's tasked to train four young superheroes to battle a nemesis. With that, you pretty much know what to expect. Unfortunately, that's all. While the film has all what comprises a prototype of this milked-dry genre, the experience is overtly familiar and dull.
Jack Shephard (Allen... nope, not Matthew Fox) was Captain Zoom, a superhero who can travel at superhuman speeds, and one of the members of the military-sponsored superhero group "Team Zenith." But he has since lost his powers after a military experiment has gone awry that also has his teammates killed. 30 years later Jack is brought back to train four youngsters with superpowers when a new malevolent threat from the past emerges.
First of all, the script of Adam Rifkin and David Berenbaum doesn't attain new heights with their blunt dealing of a theme that's been done more excellently with "The Incredibles" and "Sky High." And director Peter Hewitt ("Garfield"), who clearly isn't exactly a master storyteller himself, has little to work from with such a dull and hollow material. All of the characters are perfunctory parts rather than humans portraying genuine conflicts.
Also, for a film that's called "Zoom," the film drags: it lacks a sufficient amount of action. We're supposed to see the kids train, but all we're mostly shown are unfunny attempts at slapstick humor that the filmmakers assume would elicit laughters from the little tots among the audience (uhm, Courteney Cox tripping down and Chevy Chase getting slime on his face, anyone?). What constitutes for training involve at the most paint balls and a drive-thru chaos at a Wendy's restaurant. Yes, there's the climactic fight sequence at the end but it's too quick, unexciting, and not enough by a mile for a film that has terribly dragged along.
Ultimately, what transpires is a terribly unfunny movie that wears out its welcome faster than its main character runs.
Too much time is devoted to training these superhero kids and not enough battles in the real world. Their powers were odd-ball. The jokes about their costumes and names were good. I laughed at their cheap-O robot Mr. Pibb and the flying saucer drive-through visit. Chevy Chase made a fun gadget scientist. Decent premise with Tim Allen as a loser superhero, but more actual battles needed to be written into the story.
Well, the kids (aged 7 and 9) seemed to enjoy it. Shallow, trite and with an anticlimactic ending to the big "showdown" - but it had amusing moments in there too so works out kinda average.
A former superhero named Jack Shepard/Zoom (Tim Allen) who is called back in action to train a group of ragtag kids to become heroes at secret government installment at Zoom's Academy with Marsha Holloway (Courteney Cox Arquette).
Fun if you're five years old. With about five minutes of real drama in this 90-minute adventure, we're left with a lot of dull moments with jokes aimed at kids and absolutely no character or story to keep the adults entertained. There is some great young talent here, particularly Kate Mara and Kevin Zegers, but they are completely wasted.
its a good family movie. if you like comic books this one is for you too. check this movie out! Ryan Newman is so cute in this movie and Michael Cassidy , Kevin Zegers are hottttt
Quite a terrible flick. The ending is the worst of this movie; could have been a little better with a different one. The 1 star is for my 8 years old sister who liked it.
it is actually an alright movie! shows tim allen in a not so funny role but moreserious which is also good! still funny movie! Kevin Zegera is hot to bad they didnt show what happens to him in the end!!
Kind of weak. It really is for kids and the bare bones plot shows. There really isn't anything going on in the flick for about the first half and they rely on showing a few super powers here and there to keep your attention. Tim Allen is a little weak here and you can tell he would rather be doing something else with his time. The final scene of the movie is a little rushed and the fx aren't really that impressive. In the end it's not much of a movie. Go see Sky High instead.
supposedly a goofy movie, but i didn't think it was funny, nor did i like it. It had its good parts like any other movie has, but it was nothing special.
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