
Luckily there are people out there who find giants balls of mucus absolutely hilarious. Equally dire comedic highlights are provided by Courteney Cox, as a nerdy psychoanalyst who falls over a lot, and a fat kid (Spencer Breslin) whose superpower is the ability to make himself, including his bodily fluids, swell at will. Allen delivers one-liners as exhausted as his demeanor. Based on acting styles alone, the brothers must have switched places before the Superhero Naming Board.Īt a meager 83 minutes, “Zoom” can’t afford to spend the first 60 hanging around in a government building while Mr. Apparently a “pandimensional anomaly” is headed for Earth, along with Jack’s gamma-irradiated evil brother, Concussion (Kevin Zeggers). Allen honored us with his portrayal of an actor playing a space commander in the sci-fi comedy “Galaxy Quest.” As if that were not enough of a challenge, he is now playing Jack Shepard, a k a Captain Zoom, a washed-up superhero called back into service to train a group of gifted kids. Comedy adventure starring Tim Allen and Courteney Cox. For the other 99 percent of humanity, not so much. For those desperate for a Tim Allen fix and unable to contain themselves until the appearance of “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,” the release of “Zoom” will be a blessing. Tim Allen and Courtney Cox starred in 2006's Zoom, which took a slightly different approach to the training of young kids with powers and explored a smaller scale Academy For Superheroes that was run by the government and featured a small class of kids.
