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Avg. Critic Score: 40 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
7 OK for kids 7+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Jan Stuart

    Exceptionally user-friendly for the technologically challenged among us and rides over its less inspired patches on a wave of cheeky humor. Read full review

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The movie has been produced by Nickelodeon, and will no doubt satisfy its intended audience enormously. It does not cross over into the post-Nickelodeon universe. Read full review

  • 60
    The New York Times | Dave Kehr

    A competent, unpretentious entertainment destined to fill the after-school slot at shopping mall theaters across the country. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    The result is mixed bag, an intermittently pleasing but mostly routine effort. Read full review

  • 50
    Boston Globe | Loren King

    The film doesn't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers, and it lacks the novel charm that made ''Spy Kids'' a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences. Read full review

  • 50
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    After the first hour, it starts to convince you that time really can stand still. Read full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Tries and winds up with a pleasant, if forgettable, romp of a film. Read full review

  • 40
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    Benign but forgettable sci-fi diversion. Read full review

  • 40
    Variety | Robert Koehler

    A blandly conceived youth adventure lacking zing or style. Read full review

  • 16
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Stops time, all right -- it stretches 94 minutes into something that begins to feel like infinity. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 7+ Fun action comedy with nifty special effects.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that there is mild peril, though the guns only shoot ice bullets (to shock the system out of hyper-time) and no one is hurt. Francesca wears some revealing outfits, but she and Zak share only a couple of kisses. The movie features multi-ethnic good and bad guys and Francesca is strong, smart, and brave.
  • Families can talk about the problems of developing technologies that can get into the wrong hands and the problems of balancing commitments to work and family.
The good stuff
  • rolemodels true2 Positive role models: Features multi-ethnic good and bad guys and Francesca is strong, smart, and brave.
What to watch for
  • violence false2 Violence and scariness: Peril, guns that shoot ice pellets, no one hurt.
  • sex false1 Sexy stuff: A couple of kisses.
  • language false1 Language: Mild language.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false0 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue
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