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.
An intermittently pleasing but mostly routine effort.
– Mick LaSalle,
San Francisco Chronicle,
31 Mar 2002
rotten:
I thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as I slogged my way through Clockstoppers.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
1 Apr 2002
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,
2 Apr 2002
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.