Fantastic!

Did you people see the same film I saw?

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

This was the gf's choice for an action flick and boy do I regret having this in my Action folder.Somewhere at the end of this movie, the "actor", formerly known as The Rock, gives the camera his 'look of wonder' face as the kid's spaceship lifts-off for the stars. I couldn't bear it any longer...this was where I just looked away from the screen because it was just that bad.It didn't start out too bad. I just think he has a limited acting range. He was fine as the cynical taxi driver at the beginning... And even as his sarcastic one-liners were becoming increasingly hit and miss as the movie went on, he was at least tolerable as an average joe (with body builder biceps and semi-pro NASCAR driving skills) 'in over his head'.But then he has to become Mr. deep-down has-a-heart-of-gold friend-to-all-kids-in-trouble type of guy. And that is just beyond his acting range. Anyhow, the special effects are not up to par. The acting all around is questionable. The music; annoying. The plot...kinda holey. The "love interest"...is uninteresting. The young actress...a good look-a-like replacement for Disney for Lindsay Lohan but having to do a part that is way to weepy. The young actor...he would almost be laughable displaying his stoic yin to his movie sister's emotional yang, but really he seems to have been the casting director's lowest priority....and then there's The Rock. I suspect too much of the budget went to him and not to getting good support actors, script doctors and special effects. And thus you get a movie with a main actor whose expressions of wonderment could be mistaken for a person experiencing an prostate exam getting disturbingly personal.I know he'd twist me into a mutilated pretzel, but it would be worth it to sock him one for putting me through too many close-ups of his bad camera mugging. I have really been turned off the idea of seeing him in a starring role EVER again.

I am of those who actually saw the original and although I cannot remember the story or the scenes at all, what I remember clearly is that as a kid, I had great anticipation and excitement to see it and a week full of dreams afterward. I can imagine that if I saw it again, I may not be as enchanted. Hard to see both a newer version of it (usually, the remake are bad and disappointing) and see it as an adult. One needs to make special efforts to be be balanced and see it with eyes as close to the one I vaguely remember having "then".Overall, this version stands by itself as a family movie and in the genre, it will be entertaining and make even more kids dream and have this feel that if they were a cab driver (or anyone else), they would certainly help those aliens too. Most of the movie is predictable for sure: alien good only trying to stay alive and return home, men in black bad and focused on "getting them" - a bit of the "StarMan" generation as theme. Then there is the cabi from LA protects the children (cute eyes a-la-puss to insert here) because "they are only children". OK, saw this too before.Now, cannot say that I would have imagined Dwayne Johnson in the role of cab driver Jack Bruno but I think at the end, the choice works fine and the acting is aligned with this style of movies. The actors playing the aliens/kids (Anna-Sophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig for Sara and Seth) I think play their role pretty well - scared kids (alien) in need to return home and being chased by all kinds trying to stop them, split in their approach: one is trusting the other one suspicious of humans. The rolling eyes and expression of Anna-Sophia are especially convincing. This certainly recovers from the modest performance of other actors (Sr something ... can't even remember her role in the movie, it was that shallow and irrelevant). Add to this some cheap humor (the UFO nuts at the convention) and you get a movie which is in doubt entertaining for the targeted age, full of action, car chases, explosion and effects and one which, while it may not make the cut for a great movie for adults, will not be boring either for the more mature audience.

I think this was a great little SCIENCE FICTION FILM! I really enjoyed. It was cute, funny, action packed, and my 3.5yr old son also loved it! He was glued to the TV! haha! :) I quite liked that it was relatively unique, the acting was quite OK, and I am very judgmental over that usually, and the plot was fun, action packed, and had emotions. I find it much more entertaining than most other 'Alien' related movies! :)If one can open their mind and take the film for exactly what it is meant to be..an entertaining, fun, Aliens on Planet Earth movie, to entertain the mind, then one can enjoy it! For those who are too overly critical and don't like unrealistic plots in movies..this movie isn't for you! For all those with an imagination and open mind, this is a film for you! Looking for a fun film to watch on a Saturday night with the family, I recommend it! :) Enjoy! :)

Race to Witch Mountain is a great remake, so much better than most people give it credit for. Most people underestimate the skills of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson because he is a former wrestler star and people think they can't act. I'll be the one to say he did a great job here.This is about a taxi driver who ends up with two aliens in his taxi disguised as kids and they want him to drive them back to their spaceship so they can leave.The special effects are very good especially for a kids-friendly Disney film. The music by Travor Rabin is surprisingly good. Overall, I think this is a great story for the whole family. Certainly better than the original. I rate this film 9/10.