Zoom
Release Date: 20th June 2007 - Australia (DVD premiere)
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Revolution Studios (presents)
Boxing Cat Films
Underground
Revolution Leaf Productions (Uncredited)
Distribution
Sony Pictures Australia
Genre: Family/Comedy
Rating: PG
Budget: $75,600,000
Box Office Gross: $12,506,362 (Worldwide)
Plot Summary
Reluctantly called back to
work by the military, former
superhero Jack Shepard,
a.k.a. Captain Zoom, has to
embark on his mission to
train an unlikely bunch of
into the next generation
of superheroes. Jack must
teach them to work as
a team and harness
their superhuman abilities
in countering a returning threat that is yet to cause havoc and imminent destruction in the world.
Cast
Tim Allen - Jack Shepard/
Captain Zoom
Courteney Cox - Marsha Holloway
Chevy Chase - Dr. Grant
Spencer Breslin - Tucker Williams/
Mega-Boy
Kevin Zegers - Connor Shepard/
Concussion
Kate Mara - Summer Jones/Wonder
Michael Cassidy - Dylan West/Houdini
Ryan Whitney - Cindy Collins/Princess
Rip Torn - Larraby
Cornelia Guest - Cindy's Mom
Ashton Moio - Halloween Bully
Hunter Aarniokoski - Prince
Thomas F. Wilson - Dylan's Teacher
Ridge Canipe - Mean Bully
Danny McCarthy - Meaner Bully
Jason Bailey - Mucus Boy
Jesse Bendevis - Spitball Kid
Rashad Richards - Jupiter the Gas Giant
Chantal Cole - Speed Blinker
Steven Torres - Callente
Austin Torres - Muy Frio
David L. Lander - Wendy's Employee
Lauren Sanchez - Reporter
Willie Garson - Dick
Crew
Director - Peter Hewitt
Based on the Book "Zoom's Academy" -
Jason Lethcoe
Screen Story/Screenplay - Adam Rifkin
Screenplay - David Berenbaum
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Neil Machlis
Executive Producers - Nicholas Osborne
and Trevor Engelson
Producers - Suzanne & Jennifer Todd
and Todd Garner
Co-Producer - Julie Ragland
Casting Director - John Papsidera
Production Designer - Barry Chusid
Art Director - Joshu De Carter
Set Decorator - Clive Thomasson
Costume Designer - Ha Nguyen
Special Makeup Effects Designer -
David LeRoy Anderson
Director of Photography - David Tattersall
First Assistant Director: Second Unit -
Simon Board
Third Assistant Director: Second Unit -
Adam Bocknek (Uncredited)
Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -
James Arnett
Stunt Coordinator - Matt Birman
Action/Fight Coordinator - Tommy Chang
Special Effects Coordinator - Clive Beard
Special Effects Supervisor - Colin Chilvers
Assistant Special Effects Coordinators -
Steve Cullane and Andy Williams
Visual Effects Supervisor - Mark O. Forker
Visual Effects Supervisor: Custom Film Effects -
Mark Dornfeld
Visual Effects Producers: Digital Domain -
Todd Isroelit and David P.I. James
Visual Effects Art Director: Digital Domain -
Claas Henke
Digital Effects Supervisor: Digital Domain -
Serge Sretschinsky
Operators: Mr Pitt - Ron Prott and
Jamie Oxenham (Uncredited)
Previz Artist - Patrick Perez (Uncredited)
Film Editor - Lawrence Jordan
Supervising Sound Editor - Matthew Wood
Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Mixer -
Christopher Scarabosio
Assistant Sound Designer - David Acord
Supervising Sound Mixer - Gary Summers
Sound Effects Editors - Erclot,
David C. Hughes and Addison Teague
Dialogue Editors - Cheryl Nardi
and Steve Slanec
Foley Artists - Jana Vance,
Dennie Thorpe and Ellen Heuer
Foley Mixer - Frank Rinella
Music - Christophe Beck
Music Supervisors - John Houlihan and
Darian Pollard
Songs - Smash Mouth
Review
ZOOM came out a year after a similar superhero movie from Disney, Sky High and was a box office bomb at its release. Through other reviews, I heard that the film was unfaithful to the book from which it was adapted (although I haven't read it). While it had an intriguing premise, the storyline was derivative and inconsistent, with the most gross-out and unfunny jokes, unlikeable characters, editing, and a rushed climax. The product placement use (like Wendy's) is redundant with limited costume design, and some scenes barely make much sense. Unfortunately, the film had only one fight scene.
This movie lacks energy. Tim Allen's character appeared tired (maybe this was intentional). Despite his acting generic with a lack of understood emotion, his performance was decent. Courteney Cox did not seem like an ideal actress to portray a scientist. Chevy Chase looks like he's still headlining one of his comedic roles in Community and is trying to be funny. And Kevin Zegers has the least-developed role in the feature.
Some comical moments redeem the film, but these weren't enough. The CGI had become outdated by the use of simple techniques. The music score is okay, but it uses songs (some are from Smash Mouth and Five for Fighting).
It's far from being the worst superhero movie. ZOOM didn't hold up to The Incredibles and Sky High. I am sorry, it's not super. However, it is only for a one-time viewing.
Star rating: (4/10) Below Average
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