A Sound of Thunder (2005) Critic Reviews

An old formula made fresh.Read the full review

A Sound of Thunder may not be a success, but it loves its audience and wants us to have a great time.Read the full review

The ending seems predestined, and the overlong, tepid journey getting to that point isn't worth the price of admission.Read the full review

The cliché-laden dialogue, schlocky special effects and predictable plot are derivative; the movie is overwrought and lacks suspense.Read the full review

A clunky and cheesy disaster.Read the full review

This picture achieves a level of badness that is its own form of sublimity. You almost - please note that I said almost - have to see it to believe it.Read the full review

The picture looks as murky as its story line, the sound is tinny, much of the dialogue is flat or confoundingly technical or merely risible, and most everything on the screen looks patently fake.Read the full review

A gloriously lead-footed excursion into time travel with all the accoutrements of 1950s science fiction: an absurd plot, cliched characters, corny effects and a race against time to save mankind.Read the full review

A plodding, bloated, long-shelved adaptation/expansion of Ray Bradbury's classic short story about the dangers of time travel.Read the full review