Monday, February 20, 2012

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

The Rock is the new action hero and if you have an existing franchise (like Fast and the Furious) insert him and ticket sales soar. Brendan Fraser was in the 1st Journey movie. In this version
Josh Hutcherson returns as Sean Anderson and partners with his mom's husband, The Rock, on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
Michael Caine plays the grandfather and constantly reminds you of the old man from Jurassic Park.
OK, so when has The Rock been in a good movie? (don't include Fast Five) There's your answer. This flick is not good. You will know this when you take your kids to it and the only thing they will remember when it's over is The Rock bouncing cherries off his chest.
Kristen Davis, from Sex and the City, also stars but if you blink you will miss her.
Luis Guzmán, who has been in countless movies, provides comic relief and is the best thing about the movie.

Verdict:
There is absolutely no need to see this in 3D because the effects are limited and 90% of the time I was able to watch the movie without it. In fact there is no need to see this movie at all.

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