Tries to wrench excitement out of tedium and horribly bad science

Rating: 4/10 (26 December 2014)

The really amazing thing about this movie is that only 1% of the people rate it 4 or lower. Clearly this can only mean that 99% of the viewers just don't care about plots or science or much of anything so long as some kind of emotional drama is brewing with ever louder and more melodramatic music. I'm sorry, but I just can't enjoy a movie that is just a massive confabulation of deus ex machina at every turn without any regard to internal consistency. I like fake science and the occult as much as the next guy, but not when they are completely unlimited. There is only so much disbelief in the world that can be suspended. Just a disconnected train wreck of a movie. Now mind you, I am still giving it 4 out of 10 -- it is not as catastrophic a failure as, say, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. If you just blank out and go with it, there are some redeeming qualities. TORS was cute and it would have been nice if it had some shred of humor or personality, but it never materialized. Overall an unpleasant experience I will no doubt soon forget.