The movie's most political aspect may be its quaint respect for the basic principles of evolution.
– Joshua Land,
Village Voice,
6 Sep 2005
rotten:
So perfect in its awfulness, it makes one seriously consider a theory of unintelligent design.
– Scott Brown,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep 2005
rotten:
The barometer of the film's undoing is Burns's super low-key performance, which starts out as a poker-faced spoof on heroic cool, but takes a misstep more fatal than mere time-travel can undo.
– F.X. Feeney,
L.A. Weekly,
8 Sep 2005
rotten:
At the risk of making an overly broad and limiting generalization, it's generally wise to make sure an action movie's plot has actually kicked into gear by the time the first hour has elapsed.