Rotten
Sci-fi hijinks and a government conspiracy serve merely as window dressing for a ham-fisted message about the importance of good parenting and owning a car in high school.
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune
Clockstoppers
What if you had the power to stop time?
2002 · 1h 34m · PG
Adventure, Family, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Jonathan Frakes
Overview
Until now, Zak Gibbs' greatest challenge has been to find a way to buy a car. But when he discovers an odd wristwatch amidst his father's various inventions and slips it on -- something very strange happens. The world around him seems to come to a stop, everything and everybody frozen in time. Zak quickly learns how to manipulate the device and he and his quick-witted and beautiful new friend, Francesca, start to have some real fun.
Director and cast
- Jonathan Frakes Director
- Jesse Bradford as Zak Gibbs
- Paula Garcés as Francesca
- Robin Thomas as Dr. Gibbs
- French Stewart as Dr. Earl Dopler
- Michael Biehn as Henry Gates
- Julia Sweeney as Jenny Gibbs
- Garikayi Mutambirwa as Meeker
- Lindze Letherman as Kelly Gibbs
- Jason George as Richard
- Ken Jenkins as NSA Agent Moore
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
29%
Tomatometer
Fresh
If I were 13, I might be sufficiently entranced by the movie's bicycle stunts ... and wouldn't be wondering why ideas for science fiction films haven't progressed very far from Star Trek's first seasons all those decades ago.
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
Rotten
I thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as I slogged my way through Clockstoppers.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
An intermittently pleasing but mostly routine effort.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
A benign but forgettable sci-fi diversion.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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