| Clockstoppers | 
Rated: PG
Review: 7
Showing @:
Celebration Cinemas
Mon-Thurs- 1:35, 4:05, 6:40, 9:05
Fri- 1:35, 4:05, 6:40, 9:05, 11:25
Sat- 11:10, 1:35, 4:05, 6:40, 9:05, 11:25
Sun- 11:10, 1:35, 4:05, 6:40, 9:05
Elmwood Plaza 8 Theatres
Mon-Thurs- 6:00, 8:00
Fri- 5:45, 8:00, 10:00
Sat- 2:15, 5:45, 8:00, 10:00
Sun- 2:15, 5:45, 8:00
Meridian Outer 6
Mon-Thurs - 4:45, 7:15
Fri- - 5:15, 8:00, 10:30
Sat - 1:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45
Sun - 1:30, 4:00, 7:00
A young man is able to make time stand still with a coveted wristwatch.
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By Malcolm Ritter
Associated Press "Clockstoppers," about a teen-age boy who gains the ability to move swiftly and invisibly through his surroundings, is an entertaining, pleasant surprise. After all, with a premise like that, you might expect the young man to use his fantastic power for spying on girls or making trouble for his teachers. And you might begin to roll your eyes as you meet the family, which features the familiar strict-and-distracted father, frustrated son, cheeky kid sister and understanding mother. But stop rolling those eyes and keep them on the screen. Soon you'll discover a very good adventure movie, with two admirable teenagers rather than the schemers you've encounter in movies like 1982's "Zapped," in which Scott Baio uses his telekinetic powers for mischief, or 1985's "Weird Science," in which two geeks create a beautiful woman on their computer. Zak Gibbs (Jesse Bradford from "Bring It On") stumbles onto a device his scientist dad had been studying, a wristwatch that sends the wearer into a super-speedy version of reality. When Zak activates it, the rest of the world seems to stop moving. And to the rest of the world, Zak is invisible because he's moving so fast. He soon draws the beautiful and self-assured exchange student Francesca (Paula Garces) into this sped-up experience, and they right a few petty wrongs and help a friend pull off some incredible moves at a dance party. But danger awaits. The evil head of a high-tech company, Henry Gates (Michael Biehn of "The Terminator" and "Aliens") has been trying to develop the technology for his own nefarious ends. Gates kidnaps Zak's father and forces him to work on the project. So Zak and Francesca rush to rescue him. Director Jonathan Frakes, who played Cmdr. William T. Riker on the TV series "Star Trek: The Next Generation," keeps the story itself moving quickly. And it's all complemented by a soundtrack that includes MTV regulars such as Sugar Ray, Blink-182 and Nickelback. |
