Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

Director: Andy Fickman

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb

A Las Vegas cabbie enlists the help of a UFO expert to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans.

‘Race to Witch Mountain’ is  your typical family friendly action film. Yup, that’s what I expected. I never expected it to be thisaction-packed, though! The film can pride itself on some excellent action sequences and fantastic visuals and photography.

A very good score helps to drive the film. It is fast-paced and action-packed to satisfy the most discerning action palate. I thoroughly enjoyed Dwayne Johnson here, adding humor, charm and muscle where it is most needed. Carla Gugino’s character, Dr Alex Friendman, was for most part comical, but nevertheless still enjoyable. The kids’ dialogue was a bit annoying, but probably done to distinguish them more clearly from the rest of the…well, humans.

There were quite a number of conveniences, but heck, this was a lot of fun and the incredible action scenes compensated where the script lacked. It was actually better (and more enjoyable) than expected.

‘Race to Witch Mountain’ earned $106 million on a $65 million budget.

Would I watch it again? Yup.