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Race to Witch Mountain

The race is on.

Disney's second remake of a popular family movie from the 1970s is a special effects fest. Two aliens, disguised as young teens, materialise in the back of a cab driven by an ex-mob driver. Their flying saucer crashlanded on Earth, and they're on a mission to retrieve a special device vital to the survival of both Earth and their own planet. The cabbie is roped in to drive them to Witch Mountain, where the device is. Naturally the government is after the aliens, as well as another robotic alien, leading to lots of spectacular action and large plot holes.

96 minutes, No persons under 10 (Violence)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller.

Credits

Cast

Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Carla Gugino, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Everett Scott, Chris Marquette

Director

Andy Fickman

Screenplay

Matt Lopez, Mark Bombeck, from the book by Alexander Key

Music

Trevor Rabin

Cinematography

Greg Gardiner

Editing

David Rennie

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Not available

Made in

2009

Produced by

Walt Disney Pictures, Gunn Films

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Children's adventure, science fiction
Language	None
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Frequent, mild, implied but intense at times.
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	This movie will be great for children, but there is a lot of suspense and a sense of threat is frequently present.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

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Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith Space race more fun than you may think.

Die BurgerMariana Malan

Cape TimesBetsy Sharkey

iAfrica.comJames O'Ehley

The CitizenAnnette Bayne A film trying too hard to be too many things.

Sunday TimesBarry Ronge

24.comUlpha Edries

International Media

Box Office (USA)Wade Major Kids with no connection to the original probably won’t care, but adults looking to recapture the magic of their childhood will find this patched-up pastiche sorely lacking and painfully dull, guaranteeing Disney a short but short-lived box office burst primarily from pre-tweeners and their reluctant parents.

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert Young audiences will like the kids in the movie.

eye Weekly (Canada)Neil Karassik In fairness, cynicism shouldn’t deter parents from enjoying an adequate movie matinee with their children. Just be warned that the film contains images that may upset unadventurous young ones, with chaotic car crashes, goofy gunplay and The Rock punching a lot of G-men square in the face.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs While it's not awful, the offering is so pedestrian, not to mention lacking flair and finesse, that there's no real need to race out to see it.

RottenTomatoes.com104 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Despite the best efforts of a talented cast, Race to Witch Mountain is a tepid reboot that lacks the magic of the original.

Internet (IMDB)1841 Netizens An all right film but the original was better.

Average .. 47%

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