Race to Witch Mountain
For years, stories have circulated about a secret place in the middle of the Nevada desert, known for unexplained phenomena and strange sightings. It is called Witch Mountain, and when a Las Vegas cab driver finds two teens with supernatural powers in his cab, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of an adventure he can't explain. When they discover that the only chance to save the world lies in unraveling the secrets of Witch Mountain, the race begins. --© Walt Disney Pictures
2.4 out of 5 based on 12 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
PG |
| Genre |
Family / Children |
| Director |
Andy Fickman |
| Cast |
AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Carla Gugino Dwayne Johnson |
| Studio |
Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release Date |
April 2009 |
| Running Time |
99 minutes |
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For years, stories have circulated about a secret place in the middle of the Nevada desert, known for unexplained phenomena and strange sightings. It is called Witch Mountain, and when a Las Vegas cab driver finds two teens with supernatural powers in his cab, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of an adventure he can't explain. When they discover that the only chance to save the world lies in unraveling the secrets of Witch Mountain, the race begins. --© Walt Disney Pictures
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Variety
Joe Leydon
“"Race to Witch Mountain" strikes a deft balance of chase-movie suspense and wisecracking humor, with a few slam-bang action setpieces that would shame the makers of more allegedly grown-up genre fare. Fickman generously sprinkles witty wink-wink, nudge-nudge touches throughout, and the inevitable cameos by stars of the original "Witch Mountain" adventures, Kim Richards and Iake Eissinmann, are handled with sufficient finesse.”
11/03/2009
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Empire Magazine
Chris Hewitt
“An unexpectedly entertaining mixture of good, clean Disney fun with some rather more modern action scenes, lent charm by Johnson’s natural swagger. One of the better family films in a while.”
23/04/2009
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The Mirror
Mark Adams
“The story is all rather bland and obvious (drive, attack, escape, drive... blah blah) but there are enough in-jokes, effects, action and smart performances to make this fantastical family fun - perfect oldfashioned entertainment.”
05/04/2009
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The Times
James Christopher
“It’s a rattling good chase movie. The young aliens have useful tricks. Johnson is the contractual comic liability. Perfect holiday nonsense.”
09/04/2009
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The Sunday Times
Peter Whittle
“This decent family adventure movie, directed by Andy Fickman, harks back to the Witch Mountain films of the 1970s, and indeed to Disney’s live-action family fare, which has largely gone out of fashion.”
12/04/2009
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Scotland on Sunday
Siobhan Synnot
“you shouldn't expect this film to make sense, just believe that it is fast-paced and that there are guns, explosions, car chases and punches, but no bloodshed... What distinguishes Race To Witch Mountain is Dwayne Johnston, who is wryly fun and self-deprecating in films.”
05/04/2009
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Time Out
Trevor Johnston
“It’s pacy all right, but glib and uninvolving for grown-ups, though perhaps furnished with enough in the way of spaceships, lasers and digital explosions to pacify undemanding little ’uns of an afternoon.”
09/04/2009
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Total Film
Tony Horkins
“Race To Witch Mountain promises sci-fi but ultimately delivers lo-fi. Its themes are predictable and its look generic: this is one Race you may want to sit out.”
26/03/2009
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The Independent
Anthony Quinn
“A not very dazzling chase movie”
10/04/2009
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Channel 4 Film
Ali Catterall
“...aside from the usual yawning plotholes - why should earthly anaesthetic work on the aliens? - and the fact that it's all a bit low rent (their spaceship looks like it came out of a flatpack), the big problem is that it simply fails to ignite or excite. ”
23/04/2009
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The Daily Mail
Chris Tookey
“Unfortunately, little or no thought has been devoted to making the action sequences build in excitement. The result is a disappointingly unadventurous adventure, with characters and events that never involve us.”
09/04/2009
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The Guardian
Xan Brooks
“It's been years since I watched the original Witch Mountain movies, but surely they possessed more charm than this anonymous, interminable 21st-century reboot.”
10/04/2009
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