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Despite the best efforts of a talented cast, Race to Witch Mountain is a tepid reboot that lacks the magic of the original.
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Race to Witch Mountain is the first kids' film in ages to have action beats that measure up to Hollywood's grownup action fare. May 13, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Race to Witch Mountain is the first kids' film in ages to have action beats that measure up to Hollywood's grownup action fare.
Roger Moore
This surely has to be the last of the series. Apr 17, 2009 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
This surely has to be the last of the series.
It's pacy all right, but glib and uninvolving for grown-ups, though perhaps furnished with enough in the way of spaceships, lasers and digital explosions to pacify undemanding little 'uns of an afternoon. Apr 9, 2009 | Rating: 2/6 | Full Review…
It's pacy all right, but glib and uninvolving for grown-ups, though perhaps furnished with enough in the way of spaceships, lasers and digital explosions to pacify undemanding little 'uns of an afternoon.
Trevor Johnston
It's a rattling good chase movie. The young aliens have useful tricks. Johnson is the contractual comic liability. Perfect holiday nonsense. Apr 9, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
It's a rattling good chase movie. The young aliens have useful tricks. Johnson is the contractual comic liability. Perfect holiday nonsense.
James Christopher
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. Mar 18, 2009 | Rating: B | Full Review…
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.
Clark Collis
There is so much in this film that needed to be tweaked and enhanced to really make it special. Mar 16, 2009 | Full Review…
There is so much in this film that needed to be tweaked and enhanced to really make it special.
Ben Lyons
While it's hardly genre-changing, this is a nice dose of fun, family entertainment. Feb 21, 2013 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
While it's hardly genre-changing, this is a nice dose of fun, family entertainment.
Jeffrey Lyles
Everything about this "Race" comes off as a cheap also-ran, with little of that ol' Disney magic anywhere to be found. Sep 29, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Everything about this "Race" comes off as a cheap also-ran, with little of that ol' Disney magic anywhere to be found.
Neil Pond
While the shootouts and sprinting manage to entertain in a decidedly PG fashion, Fickman's little touches stuffed into the corners of the frame lend Race the personality it dearly needs. Jun 2, 2010 | Rating: C | Full Review…
While the shootouts and sprinting manage to entertain in a decidedly PG fashion, Fickman's little touches stuffed into the corners of the frame lend Race the personality it dearly needs.
Brian Orndorf
Race to Witch Mountain is pretty standard kiddie fare: Cute, precocious children are protected by a world-weary, wisecracking father figure and one-liners abound. Aug 30, 2009 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Race to Witch Mountain is pretty standard kiddie fare: Cute, precocious children are protected by a world-weary, wisecracking father figure and one-liners abound.
Sonny Bunch
Boring and unoriginal, this new version might have some fancy visuals and a loud soundtrack but they're just a smokescreen for how boring and lifeless the film is. Aug 15, 2009 | Full Review…
Boring and unoriginal, this new version might have some fancy visuals and a loud soundtrack but they're just a smokescreen for how boring and lifeless the film is.
Ryan Cracknell
A reasonably satisfying family film that updates things while staying true to the adventurous, sci-fi spirit of the originals. Aug 14, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4
A reasonably satisfying family film that updates things while staying true to the adventurous, sci-fi spirit of the originals.
Mike Scott
This sci-fi adventure aims mostly at a young audience and maybe they would even have fun with this. As an adult, there is very little of interest here. The Rock has been more charismatic in films, it feels as if he didn't really want to be there. The plot is rather predictable and far from being a "race". Sure, the film is fast enough not to get boring but the editing is rather bumpy and the story so full of stereotypes you feel you've seen it all before and much better. Most chances to have a little fun with geek and sci-fi-cliches, for example at the convention, are completely wasted. At least it's over rather quickly.
Super Reviewer
Dwayne Johnson should have stuck with wrestling, because he's not a very good actor. Despite his lousy efforts in this movie, however, it's not bad overall. Very rushed and cheesily written, but at least it never bored me. Neat special effects and a decent Disney feature, worth watching once. I hope to God though that "The Rock" will throw in the towel soon. Because he added nothing to the film, but an auto-piloted, painfully strained, where's-my-check type of performance.
Boring and cheesy, Dwayne is on a tipping point with these kids movies.
Was fun and the kids enjoyed it. I think i expected more considering the cast. The kids in this are both going to be good actors at the rate they are going and well it had the Rock.
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