Synopsis
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
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Cast
- Dwayne JohnsonHank Parsons
- Josh HutchersonSean Anderson
- Vanessa HudgensKailani Laguatan
- Luis GuzmánGabato Laguatan
- Michael CaineAlexander Anderson
- Kristin DavisElizabeth Parsons
- Anna ColwellJessica
- Stephen CaudillCop
- Branscombe RichmondTour Guide
- Walter BanksonHockey Player
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
The movie flies by pleasantly, and is then instantly forgettable. Perhaps Jules Verne can explain the science of that. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
This is transcendently goofy. It isn't a "good" movie in the usual sense (or most senses), but it is jolly and good-natured, and Michael Caine and Dwayne Johnson are among the most likable of actors. - 60
Empire
Massively throwaway, but funnier and more likable than the first entry. Mainly that's due to an A-list pairing that's as inspired as it is demented. - 60
Variety
A fun though rarely funny family adventure whose lively special effects compensate somewhat for actors who largely sleepwalk through their roles. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
As the band of adventurers skips from one supersized Survivor-like challenge to the next, one can't help feeling the creative potential of Verne's vision is wasted. - 50
Arizona Republic
The look of the film is impressive, as are the effects. Overall, however, it's a big, loud, 3-D-drenched jumble. - 40
Village Voice
The film is endurable owing solely to Johnson, a veteran of bad kids' movies whose sense of when to dial up the charm in such a generic, soulless entertainment remains impeccable. - 33
The A.V. Club
This adventure strands Johnson's famously animated features in eyebrow jail, and squanders his outsized charisma and gift for winking self-deprecation in a thankless worried-stepfather role. It doesn't call for much, beyond a lot of muscles and an ever-present look of concern for his whiny stepson.
