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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldThough he tries hard for bravado, hero Edward Burns is terminally wooden.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe ending seems predestined, and the overlong, tepid journey getting to that point isn't worth the price of admission.
- 38USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigThe cliché-laden dialogue, schlocky special effects and predictable plot are derivative; the movie is overwrought and lacks suspense.
- 38New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanBurns doesn't even bother to disguise his New York accent, any more than he does his boredom.
- 25Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneOne redeeming feature of this picture is that it will make great fodder for those make-fun-of-the-movie TV shows.
- 20The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA gloriously lead-footed excursion into time travel with all the accoutrements of 1950s science fiction: an absurd plot, cliched characters, corny effects and a race against time to save mankind.
- 20VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonA clunky and cheesy disaster.
- 20The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThis picture achieves a level of badness that is its own form of sublimity. You almost - please note that I said almost - have to see it to believe it.
- 20Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe picture looks as murky as its story line, the sound is tinny, much of the dialogue is flat or confoundingly technical or merely risible, and most everything on the screen looks patently fake.
- 20TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe profoundly unconvincing CGI work only makes the sorry screenplay and lackluster performances look worse.