Ally Hayden is a teenager who shares her father's interest in dinosaurs and archaeology. When he brings a mysterious fossil back from a dig, she is convinced it's the egg of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. After accidentally knocking the egg to the floor, Ally begins to experience visions, as if she was being transported back in time to the Cretaceous period. There, she encounters several different dinosaurs, including her favorite, the mighty T-Rex.
The Imax 3-D format continues to evolve toward narrative maturity, without bothering to ask whether viewers want it to.
– Gary Susman,
Village Voice,
30 Oct 2001
fresh:
The film is the sort likely to whet active young minds to know more about the past.
– Lawrence Van Gelder,
New York Times,
30 Oct 2001
rotten:
Instead of giving its eponymous protagonist center stage to strut and fret and sit in the audience's laps, it spends its best energy throwing a watered-down, imitation-Spielberg story in your face.
– Michael Joseph Gross,
Salon.com,
30 Oct 2001
fresh:
It represents the pinnacle, so far, of 3-D filmmaking, and even apart from the technology, it's a very watchable little movie.
– Bob Graham,
San Francisco Chronicle,
30 Oct 2001
rotten:
Leonard seems confused about his mission: amusement-park ride or educational film? He tries for a little of each and ends up with a hodgepodge.