MOVIE REVIEW - Race To Witch Mountain

Duane (don't call me The Rock) Johnson stars in the weekends number one movie, Disney's - Race To Witch Mountain. This is an updated version of the original Disney movies from the 1970's, Race To, Return To, and Escape From Witch Mountain. If it can be done to Witch Mountain, I think it's been done!

Johnson stars as a convicted felon Las Vegas Cab driver, who by luck of the draw ends up with two aliens as a fare. They look like nice teen-aged kids, and act as such. "Seth, and Sara", commandeer him as their transport back to their crashed space ship. It is imperative that they reach their ship before the assassins from their own planet, who do not want them to complete their friendly mission. The assassin represents a planet that wants to invade Earth and take it's resources. Plus there are thugs trying to catch up with our favorite cab driver from mistakes from an earlier time in his life. AND the Feds are after all of them! So the race is on.

RTWM is a fine, fine family movie. I always think that these kinds of movies are hard to review. These are the kinds of movies that critics of Hollywood are clamoring for movie makers to make. Movies that the whole family can go to, and enjoy without being a cartoon, or some form of animation. It's a nice story that moves long at a nice clip, with up-beat performances by it's main stars. RTWM has been updated nicely and fits well in the 21st century.

There's a bit too much gun play for me at times, but that's the world we live in. No matter how well intended movies are and how well they are done. We seem to always have shoot-outs and gun play even for what is considered general audiences.

But no real problem here, Race To Witch Mountain. Nicely done, and wildly fun! Take the family.