Blast From the Past Critic Reviews

It would be nice to say that Blast From the Past is, but it ain't exactly. Half-blast is more like it.Read the full review

The movie is funny and entertaining in all the usual ways, yes, but I was grateful that it tried for more: that it was actually about something, that it had an original premise, that it used satire and irony and had sly undercurrents.Read the full review

Blast feels positively timely if not downright positive about the human race's ability to endure. Forget radiation. Fraser and folks actually survive three decades-plus of Perry Como music. [12 February 1999, Life, p.8E]Read the full review

As a date movie or for a solo night out, Blast from the Past offers more than standard romantic comedy fare.Read the full review

As pleasantly plastic as its retro-chic sets.Read the full review

Like last winter's "Pleasantville," this movie juxtaposes classic virtues against modern mores. The former did so with far more invention.Read the full review

Fortunately, the Webber shelter is a jaunty monument to kitsch, and the Webbers themselves are an appealingly batty crew.Read the full review

A time-warp comedy that starts out kinda "Pleasantville" and gets pretty Tepidsville, Blast From the Past expends scant imagination or style on a fun premise that seems an open invitation to both.Read the full review

Intermittently appealing movie romance.Read the full review