Shouldn’t a family film be about entertaining the family, and not just the youngest common denominator?

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 2, 2023

It is better than the last action comedy involving a taxi.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Nov 29, 2020

Dwayne Johnson simply misses the mark.

| Original Score: 1.5/4.0 | Sep 20, 2020

A touch violent for a PG-rated film, but quite exciting in its best stretches, too.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 24, 2020

... Race To Witch Mountain will have you racing to the theatre this weekend and asking only one question when you leave - when do we get the sequel!

| Nov 9, 2019

The Rock is always fun to watch, and Robb and Ludwig are quite good as the two alien teens.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 6, 2019

Johnson does all he can to carry the film, but ultimately "Race" is stuck in neutral -- spinning its wheels with one mind-numbing sequence after another.

| Original Score: C | May 16, 2019

While it's hardly genre-changing, this is a nice dose of fun, family entertainment.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 21, 2013

| Original Score: B | Feb 18, 2012

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 18, 2011

Everything about this "Race" comes off as a cheap also-ran, with little of that ol' Disney magic anywhere to be found.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 29, 2011

| Original Score: B- | May 6, 2011

While the shootouts and sprinting manage to entertain in a decidedly PG fashion, Fickman's little touches stuffed into the corners of the frame lend Race the personality it dearly needs.

| Original Score: C | Jun 2, 2010

Race to Witch Mountain is pretty standard kiddie fare: Cute, precocious children are protected by a world-weary, wisecracking father figure and one-liners abound.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 30, 2009

Boring and unoriginal, this new version might have some fancy visuals and a loud soundtrack but they're just a smokescreen for how boring and lifeless the film is.

| Aug 15, 2009

A reasonably satisfying family film that updates things while staying true to the adventurous, sci-fi spirit of the originals.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 14, 2009

If it's possible for a movie to be agressively bland, Race to Witch Mountain is that movie. [Blu-ray]

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Aug 12, 2009

...suffers from a pervasively stagnant atmosphere that effectively drains the energy right out of its high-octane moments...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 7, 2009

Race with your kids to see it.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 3, 2009

There are no sustained characters of any kind, despite some capable acting talent. There is no believable relationship between the characters. There is no attempt to develop any of the political issues the film touches upon.

| Original Score: C | Jun 4, 2009