Disney's remake/sequel Race To Witch Mountain must have been made with the aid of a time machine. The concept comes from the original 1975 movie Escape To Witch Mountain. It's designed in a style in keeping with the 1980's and it's imagination tops out around 1987. The directoral style is more contemporary, but not cutting edge; hence a 1990's camera style. Finally it's set in 2009 with stars from this era, including Dwayne Johnson (tough, funny...and should be in better stuff than this) and the ever-better Carla Guigino.
The kids are fine and the plot rockets along in a light, harmless manner. But it severely lacks originality, panders to kids-logic too much and lacks a consistant vision to bring the sci-fi elements to life. The effects are (barely) adequete while the Terminator style baddie is a bloke with a sculpted plastic motor-cycle helmet and fitted overalls on. Very outer space in 1975 but not today.
Have Disney been taking tips from Fox as to how to approach their movies???
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God bless The Rock...er..um...I mean Dwayne Johnson. The guy's a good actor with bags of charisma and charm and can make almost anything watchable and enjoyable. Even the abortion that was Be Cool. Well...almost.
This is a perfectly fine, bland and inoffensive Disney effort for the kiddies. It does remind me of their cheap and cheerful adventure flicks of old. Just like the original Witch Mountain. It doesn't make that much sense, is pretty basic in production quality, but still manages to be quite fun and watchable. Of course for us blokes it doesn't hurt to have the utterly delectable Carla Gugino as Dwayne's co-star and love interest. Lucky b*****d!
One of those films destined for many a Sunday afternoon on Channel Five.
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