Race to Witch Mountain Review

Jack Bruno(Dwayne Johnson) is a Las Vegas cab driver whose life changes when 2 teen aliens(siblings) enter into his cab. Though they don’t look like aliens, Jack gradually realizes that they are when he sees they have supernatural powers. The sibling’s inform Jack that their spaceship had crashed on Earth, which is buried within Witch Mountain. They must return the spaceship home to save their own planet and ours. It’s up to Jack and his “scientist” love interest to help the teens retrieve their spaceship.

Rating: Four out of five buckets
Release Date: August 4, 2009
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 8+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Mild

See the trailer here!

Talking Points:

Funny, a lot of one-liners.

Great actors, the girl was in “Bridge to Tarabithia,” and “Because of Winn Dixie.”

I read that “this remake was written with Dwayne Johnson in mind, to turn “The Rock” into a more family friendly commodity.”

Jack is very loyal to the teens, initially he wants to walk away, but his conscience won’t let him.

Two actors from the original movie have cameos in this movie.

Sexual Content: Mild

Women wear tight fitting outfits.

Violent Content: Moderate

There is a lot of action and violence. Men with black SUV’s, black overcoats, and black sunglasses are after Jack and the kids throughout the movie. May scare younger kids.

Crude or Profane Language: Mild