

Also, for a film that's called "Zoom," the film drags: it lacks a sufficient amount of action. All of the characters are perfunctory parts rather than humans portraying genuine conflicts. First of all, the script of Adam Rifkin and David Berenbaum doesn't attain new heights with their blunt dealing of a theme that's been done more excellently with "The Incredibles" and "Sky High." And director Peter Hewitt ("Garfield"), who clearly isn't exactly a master storyteller himself, has little to work from with such a dull and hollow material. 30 years later Jack is brought back to train four youngsters with superpowers when a new malevolent threat from the past emerges. nope, not Matthew Fox) was Captain Zoom, a superhero who can travel at superhuman speeds, and one of the members of the military-sponsored superhero group "Team Zenith." But he has since lost his powers after a military experiment has gone awry that also has his teammates killed. While the film has all what comprises a prototype of this milked-dry genre, the experience is overtly familiar and dull. With that, you pretty much know what to expect. In it, Tim Allen stars as a has-been superhero who's tasked to train four young superheroes to battle a nemesis. "Zoom" is a kids' superhero flick based on the novel "Zoom's Academy" written by Jason Lethcoe.
