The planet-hopping children have special talents -- telekinesis, telepathy etc. -- although it is the high-wattage lovability of Mr. Rock that's the real superpower on display here.
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Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:11
Rotten:16
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: Despite the best efforts of a talented cast, Race to Witch Mountain is a tepid reboot that lacks the magic of the original.
Theatrical Release:Mar 13, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $67,128,202
Synopsis: Former professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson (aka "The Rock") makes family-friendly fare with director Andy Fickman’s (THE GAME PLAN) sci-fi adventure, RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN. Johnson plays Jack... [More]
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Carla Gugino
Director: Andy Fickman
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Reviews for Race to Witch Mountain
Top CriticThere is so much in this film that needed to be tweaked and enhanced to really make it special.
03/16/09
Top CriticI think most kids and certainly most adults are going to find themselves bored.
03/16/09
Top CriticThe movie has Johnson, who lifts the script above its conventional cat-and-mouse stratagems with his buoyant wiseacre timing.
03/13/09
Top CriticWow, when Disney misses the 'reimagining' mark, it really misses.
03/13/09
Top CriticThis is not a story that cries out to be remade every 15-20 years. And, while the special effects and acting are getting better, the story isn't.
03/13/09
Top CriticFor all that energy, the film never really goes into orbit.
03/13/09
Top CriticBears all the signs of having been composed by an inferior race of alien screenwriters from the Hackulon System.
03/13/09
Top CriticA fast and furious wild ride of a movie in which the good guys are good, the bad guys are good and the car chases are pretty spectacular.
03/13/09
Top CriticIt's a fast, funny, frightening and family-friendly movie, an affectionate tribute to the original, and a vintage thrill ride enhanced by modern visual trickery, crazy characters -- and a soupçon of skepticism.
03/13/09
Top CriticA couple of 10-year-old boys all hopped up on concession-stand soda would be ideal companions for Disney's latest: Race to Witch Mountain.
03/13/09
Top CriticRace to Witch Mountain isn't magic, but it moves.
03/13/09
Top CriticAlthough Race to Witch Mountain is about space travelers, little soars here. The film is so by-the-book (and we don't mean Key's 1968 novel) that it's hard to recount it without reverting to blahblahblah.
03/13/09
Top CriticModest and diverting, rough and bland, with some good (if not quite Bette Davis caliber) actors and so-so special effects.
03/13/09
Top CriticEverything's a familiar plug-in from contemporary pop culture, every new development is brisk, bloodless and banal.
03/12/09
Top CriticWhile Escape was superior in story, Race does commit to an impressive scope.
03/12/09
Top CriticRace to Witch Mountain is a satisfying snack of a family adventure. It doesn't condescend to youngsters or shortchange adults.
03/12/09
Top CriticThis is not a movie. It's a coming attraction for a theme park.
03/12/09
Top CriticMediocre family fare that's simply not that much fun.
03/12/09
Top CriticThe film doesn't really have a plot. It's more of a premise, cartoonishly executed.
03/12/09
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Andy Fickman's dance card continues to fill up: the "Race to Witch Mountain" director just signed on to helm Paramount's adaptation of Sarah Mylnowski's young adult novel "Gimme... More...
March 16, 2009:
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