A semi-remake of the 1975 live action film Escape to Witch Mountain, now re-titled Race to Witch Mountain, continues to have nothing to do with Witches, but everything to do with kid friendly sci-fi. Taxi driver Jack Bruno (Dwayne Johnson, A.K.A. ‘The Rock’) gets slightly more than he bargained for (in all senses of the word) when two children (AnnaSophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig) board his ride. When he delivers them to an address in the middle of the desert, he’s quickly drawn into an interstellar battle between evil aliens, good aliens and, of course, Government agents ready to do all manner of nefarious tests on all of them.

Disappointingly, this is well and truly family entertainment by numbers. Surprisingly, even the production values are pretty cheap – take a look at the chase through the deserted house for the most obvious set I have yet seen in a film. Still, as far as family friendly movies go, I have seen worse. Particular mention should go to the child actors, especially the ever delightful AnnaSophia Robb who came to notice in 2007’s Bridge to Terabithia. She has such emotion in whatever performance she gives and has beautifully expressive eyes. She will be one to watch in the next few years.



Link: TweakTown