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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIs any of this, you know, fun? Just barely. But I'm sure I would have loved it at 6.
- 60EmpireEmpireThough 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.
- 60L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertDirector 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.
- 50Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorTime-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.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThis 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.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe whole thing is fun for 11-year-olds of all ages.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyA 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."
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe 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.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenEpisodically 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.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's got cheesy special effects, a muddy visual look, and characters who say obvious things in obvious ways.