Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 2012

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

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Aggressively unambitious, Journey 2 might thrill tween viewers, but most others will find it too intense for young audiences and too cartoonishly dull for adults.

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Movie Info

Now 17, Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal from an island where none should exist. Knowing that he will not be able to dissuade Sean from tracking the signal to its source, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), Sean's new stepfather, joins the teen on a quest to the South Pacific. Together with helicopter pilot Gabato (Luis Guzmán) and Gabato's feisty daughter, Kailani (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island and rescue its sole human inhabitant (Michael Caine).
  • Rating:
    PG (Some Adventure Action|Brief Mild Language)
  • Genre:
    kids and family, adventure, fantasy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Brad Peyton
  • Producer:
    Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson, Charlotte Huggins
  • Writer:
    Brian Gunn, Mark Gunn
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $103.8M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Contrafilm
  • Sound Mix:
    Datasat, Dolby Digital

Cast & Crew

Dwayne Johnson
Hank
Michael Caine
Alexander
Josh Hutcherson
Sean
Vanessa Hudgens
Kailani
Kristin Davis
Liz
Luis Guzmán
Gabato
Anna Colwell
Jessica
Stephen Caudill
Cop
Branscombe Richmond
Tour Guide
Brad Peyton
Director
Brian Gunn
Screenwriter
Mark Gunn
Screenwriter
Beau Flynn
Producer
Tripp Vinson
Producer
Charlotte Huggins
Producer
Richard Brener
Executive Producer
Michael Disco
Executive Producer
Samuel J. Brown
Executive Producer
Marcus Viscidi
Executive Producer
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Audience Reviews for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

  • Jan 11, 2018
    What's interesting about this standard adventure tale is how it tells it's story: the barest bones of construction, and only the points you are already well versed with (from all the other adventure tales they've "borrowed" from) to get to the point quickly. Quite literally they find a "secret map written in code" and decipher the thing in less than 5 minutes, and then "it's off to the island!". Everything happens fast, and everyone's only playing a cliche, and so after a minute it becomes cool simply watching the race to the end. Should I tell you "no surprises here"? If I did, that would be the only surprise of this feature.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
  • Sep 23, 2017
    Better than the first mostly due to the fact that the cast were more likeable and the story wasn't as cheesy, It's still cheesy but it's fun, The effects were ok but some looked pretty bad in places, I can't comment on the 3D as I watched the 2D version but just like the first it looked like it would be good in 3D, The story was predictable but fun and most of all my kids enjoyed it and that's the films target audience so it's hard to be too critical.
    Jamie C Super Reviewer
  • Feb 21, 2014
    I just finished watching on my cable this science fiction adventure comedy directed by Brad Peyton. This is a sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth, and is based on another Jules Verne novel, this time The Mysterious Island. Very unusual cast stars Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzmán, and Kristin Davis. The story was written by Richard Outten, Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn, and the screenplay by Brian and Mark Gunn. This movie became a box office success with a worldwide gross of nearly $326 million, surpassing its predecessor, I think mainly because of the 3D technology. The story is happening four years since the events of the first movie, and starts with the 18-year-old Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson) involved in a chase with the police which ended with him driving into a swimming pool. His step-father Hank (Dwayne Johnson) arrives and later discovers that Sean had broken into a satellite research centre in order to boost the signal of a code he'd received by someone he suspects is Alexander Anderson, Sean's grandfather who had been missing for two years. Wanting to bond with his stepson the next day, Hank helps Sean decipher the code of Jules Verne and makes a map from the three books in the coded letter with the coordinates to its location. All they need to do now is to convince Sean's mother to let the both of them go in search of the island. This is a film with very likable characters and actors in an adventure which could excite the younger audience, but not too exciting for the older. It is moving quickly but parts of the story almost seemed unrelated at some moments. Directing seemed done without any motivation... that doesn't mean it was bad, but wasn't very noticeable. If you want to spend a night with a family watching something which is semi-sweet and very colourful, give it a go!
    Panta O Super Reviewer
  • May 23, 2013
    Journey to ridiculous. But nice visuals/SFX. The Rock delivers the same crappola performance he's famous for...sadly.
    Christian C Super Reviewer
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