You've probably never heard of this movie. That's a real shame, because Franchise Pictures spent a lot of money in trying to make sure that you did. The full cost of this odd horror flick rolled in at $80m, including the salary of Ben Kingsley, who rarely makes a bad film. He made an exception for 'A Sound of Thunder.' The plot of the film - that messing around with time travel can have dire consequences - had been told earlier and better by 'The Butterfly Effect.'
Even if viewers were able to sustain their suspension of disbelief through the poorly-thought-out time travel logic presented by the plot, the awful special effects shattered the illusion. By 2005, convincing digital effects were a necessity for any movie in the horror or sci-fi genre, and the attempts made here are laughably bad. When all was said and done, the movie made 10% of its budget back, and the only 'Sound of Thunder' Franchise Pictures heard was the shutters rolling down for good.