Movie Review

Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

Reviewed by Clark Collis | Mar 13, 2009

Clark Collis

Clark Collis is a senior writer for EW

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Details Release Date: Mar 13, 2009; Length: 99 Minutes; Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy; With: Carla Gugino, Dwayne ''The Rock'' Johnson and AnnaSophia Robb

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Like a Rock: Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson hangs with some alien kids in Race to Witch Mountain

In Race to Witch Mountain, Dwayne ''the Rock'' Johnson plays a lonely taxi driver. Is he, per Robert De Niro's Travis Bickle, awaiting the day when a real rain will come and wash the scum off the streets? Hey, maybe he is, But we never find out, because — as this is a remake of the beloved 1975 Disney movie Escape to Witch Mountain — he's soon too busy helping two cute alien kids avoid government agents and (some sort of extraterrestrial robot assassin) to have time for such apocalyptic thoughts. Helpfully, the planet-hopping children have special talents — telekinesis, telepathy etc. — although it is the high-wattage lovability of Mr Rock that's the real superpower on display here. B

Originally posted Mar 13, 2009

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