Though he tries hard for bravado, hero Edward Burns is terminally wooden.
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ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The ending seems predestined, and the overlong, tepid journey getting to that point isn't worth the price of admission.
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USA TodayClaudia Puig
USA TodayClaudia Puig
The cliché-laden dialogue, schlocky special effects and predictable plot are derivative; the movie is overwrought and lacks suspense.
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Burns doesn't even bother to disguise his New York accent, any more than he does his boredom.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
One redeeming feature of this picture is that it will make great fodder for those make-fun-of-the-movie TV shows.
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The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
A 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.
This 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.
The 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.
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TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The profoundly unconvincing CGI work only makes the sorry screenplay and lackluster performances look worse.