Seattle Post-Intelligencer by William Arnold

Though he tries hard for bravado, hero Edward Burns is terminally wooden.

ReelViews by James Berardinelli

The ending seems predestined, and the overlong, tepid journey getting to that point isn't worth the price of admission.

New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman

Burns doesn't even bother to disguise his New York accent, any more than he does his boredom.

USA Today by Claudia Puig

The cliché-laden dialogue, schlocky special effects and predictable plot are derivative; the movie is overwrought and lacks suspense.

Chicago Tribune

One redeeming feature of this picture is that it will make great fodder for those make-fun-of-the-movie TV shows.

TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh

The profoundly unconvincing CGI work only makes the sorry screenplay and lackluster performances look worse.

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

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.

The New York Times by Dana Stevens

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.

Variety by Joe Leydon

A clunky and cheesy disaster.

The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk 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.